Valley residents get ready for Kwanzaa
YOUNGSTOWN — Many area residents are preparing to partake in the Kwanzaa celebration — an annual event in the Youngstown area for more than three decades.
Kwanzaa, a black American tradition, consists of seven days of celebration, each day representing a different cultural value. It was created by Ron Karenga, a California professor, and was first celebrated in 1966.
Though the first Kwanzaa celebration took place in 1966, it was first celebrated locally in 1968 by Dr. Ron Daniels, a college professor and Youngstown native, and Freedom Inc., which he founded.
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