Nathaniel Gadsden’s Writers Workshop and Life Esteem, Inc., presented the annual Kwanzaa Festival. It featured live entertainment, kids’ activities, vendors, free books for kids, and more.

If you missed the event, the Kwanzaa festival continues Monday through Wednesday. Monday at Roots 101 from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA located at 1720 West ...

Kwanzaa, a seven-day cultural festival, begins December 26 and ends January 1. During the holiday, families and communities organize around The Seven Principles of Unity, Self-Determination, ...