Nation From Umoja to Imani, Kwanzaa has ‘won the hearts and minds of African people around the world’ December 26, 2019N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAYComments Off on From Umoja to Imani, Kwanzaa has ‘won the hearts and minds of African people around the world’ Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration of African and African-American culture that begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1.