Maya Lê - MaiStoryBook on Instagram: "Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 - January 1st. Founded in 1966 after the Los Angeles Watts riots by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Black Studies at CalState Long Beach, Kwanzaa was created as a celebration to bring African Americans together as community. Dr. Karenga combined aspects from several different African harvest festivals to form the basis of the 7-days-long celebration. Each day honors one of the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles): 🖤 Umoja