JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – UMOJA of Johnson City hosted its 27th annual Unity Festival on Saturday at King Commons Park. The festival featured a Bilingual Health Fair and live entertainment.

The holiday is governed by seven principles, known collectively as the Nguzo Saba, and a different principle is celebrated each day: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima ...

Umoja The first principle of Kwanzaa, Umoja, means unity. It promotes striving for unity in your community. However, one can’t be unified with others if one is not unified within oneself.

Often placed upon the mkeka is a kikombe cha umoja, or unity cup. Friends and families gather to light seven candles — one each night — set in the kinara.

For the second year, Umoja Village will hold its Unity Weekend. This year's Unity Weekend will be Oct. 18-21, and will feature a lecture on racial harmony, ShoutFest UnityFest and a golf tournament.

Umoja (Unity) marks the first day of this beloved week-long holiday, founded by Dr. Maulana Kalenga in 1966. In an annual founder’s message, the notable Black intellectual sends his greetings ...

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Tuesday marked the first day of Kwanzaa and there were celebrations across the Tri-State Area. CBS New York visited Hempstead, where the community came together to celebrate unity.

Umoja means unity. It's the first theme of seven in Kwanzaa celebrations. The first candle lit on the Kinara. “Kwanzaa is really about family community and culture.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – UMOJA of Johnson City hosted its 27th annual Unity Festival on Saturday at King Commons Park. The festival featured a Bilingual Health Fair and live entertainment… ...