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Dec 24 1:11 pm
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Habari Gani: Celebrate Kwanzaa at the African American Cultural Center of Long Beach

Brandon Richardson

The two-night event will feature a candle lighting ceremony, Baba the Storyteller, an African marketplace, live artists, jazz performances and West African drum and dance, and more.

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Dec 27 2020 3:44 pm
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Long Beach’s African American Cultural Center to host its second annual Kwanzaa celebration virtually

Crystal Niebla

The recently established African American Cultural Center in Long Beach will be hosting its second annual Kwanzaa celebration virtually this Tuesday night, featuring a special tribute to cultural leader Sakkara Thomas Anderson, who passed away this fall.

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Dec 31 2018 7:00 am
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IN PICTURES: More than 400 people attended the 29th Annual Long Beach Kwanzaa Celebration

Bill Alkofer

Kwanzaa honors African American culture and is observed from December 26 through January 1.

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Dec 26 2018 10:59 am
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Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival honoring African culture, begins today

City News Service

Today marks the beginning of the seven-day festival of Kwanzaa, a holiday created by a Cal State Long Beach professor in the 1960s for African Americans to honor their shared heritage and culture.

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Dec 28 2017 1:16 am
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Shades of Afrika to Hold Annual Kwanzaa Celebration

Stephanie Rivera

Shades of Afrika is scheduled to hold its annual Kwanzaa celebration in Long Beach Thursday night, featuring spiritual dancers, drumming, poetry reading and cultural food.

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