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Kwanzaa Celebrations in Grand Rapids, December 26 thru January 1st.
Grand Rapids — Kwanzaa is an original African - American event founded in 1966, by Dr. Maulana Karenga. He was finishing his last year of graduate school during the Watts riot and felt his people had lost touch with their African heritage.
After receiving his Ph.D., he studied ways that African Americans could help themselves and each other. Through the Kwanzaa Celebration, he wanted to unify his people and instill in them a sense of pride in their culture.
Terence Blanchard Headlines Celebration of Soul 2020
Terence Blanchard was born (born March 13, 1962) in New Orleans, Louisiana, the only child of Wilhelmina and Joseph Oliver Blanchard. His father was a manager at an insurance company and a part - time opera singer.