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