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Kwanzaa (/ ˈ k w ɑː n z ə /) is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. [1] It was created by activist Maulana Karenga based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West , East , as well as Southeast Africa .
Bound for Freedom: Black Los Angeles in Jim Crow America (The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies). University of California Press, August 1, 2006. ISBN 0520249909, 9780520249905. Hunt, Darnell and Ana-Christina Ramón (editors). Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities. NYU Press, April 19, 2010.
It was declared Los Angeles Historic-cultural Monument #138 in 1975. [12] At 2300 Central is the now closed Lincoln Theatre, opened in 1926 and was long the leading venue in the city for African-American entertainment. It was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument # 744 in 2003.
Pages in category "African-American history in Los Angeles" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The festival was founded in 2015 by Matt Zingler and ... (Los Angeles) 2019 December 14–15 ... the Black Music Action Coalition and Rolling Loud partnered for ...
Bailey further explains that the Black History Month colors also come from the ideology of Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey, who "was active during the period of the first Black History ...
In 1984, CAAM moved to its permanent home in Exposition Park, just south of Downtown Los Angeles. The inaugural exhibition The Black Olympians 1904-1984 was curated by CAAM's History Curator Lonnie Bunch, who would subsequently become the founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. [3]
For 30 years, the Essence Festival of Culture has brought together people from all walks of life and from around the world to connect through conversation, shared experiences and, of course, music.