Kwanzaa, the seven-day holiday that honors African American and Pan-African culture, begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1. For more than half a century, the holiday has brought together millions of people ...

Narrated by poet Maya Angelou and directed by 26-year-old Baltimore author and filmmaker M.K. Asante Jr., the film traces Kwanzaa’s growth from the black power movement of the 1960s to Paris, Sengal, ...