Community Gathering & Documentary Screening: The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration

Learn about this cultural holiday and the principle of Umoja (unity), use symbolic colors to make a Mkeka (mat) and Kinara (candle holder), and enjoy a screening of The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration, a documentary by M.K. Asante Jr.

Narrated by Maya Angelou, the film documents the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community and culture, using Kwanzaa as a vehicle to celebrate the African American experience. It also explores the holiday's growth from its origins during the Black Power movement of the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by more than 40 million celebrants.

All ages.