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Slush and celebrities as we groggily recover
The Baltimore SunHappy Boxing Day! If you haven't tipped your coachman, be sure to pull a few shillings from behind your ascot, then send him off to spend the day with his brood. With most people still out of the office, online trends are leaning toward what movie to...Tags: Celebrities, Beyonce, Nick Jonas, Baltimore Weather, Justin Bieber
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Kwanzaa event features African drummers, dance and theater
With rapt attention, 4-year-old Alexis Gamble fixed her eyes on three teenage girls, bare-footed in vibrant-colored dresses, as they danced to traditional African beats on Saturday, the fourth day of Kwanzaa.
The Gamble family, of Owings Mills, lights...Tags: Holidays, Entertainment Events, Kwanzaa, Dance, Reginald F. Lewis Museum
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Winter has arrived and Christmas is coming in HdG
It's winter; brrr, dear readers, Old Man Winter and Jack Frost are teaming up to blast us this winter. Get prepared for a possible snowy, blowy, cold, white winter. The winter solstice and the shortest/darkest day of the year is Saturday, Dec. 22. The...Tags: Winter Solstice, Christianity, Restaurant and Catering Industry, New Year's Day, Culture
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In the spirit of Kwanzaa
Special to SunSpotKwanzaa, the seven-day holiday celebrating African-American culture, continues to bring steady sales -- although a relatively small percentage -- to black-owned businesses in the Baltimore area 37 years after it was founded by a scholar and activist in...Tags: Sales, Minority Groups, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Culture, Charles Village
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Kwanzaa begins Wednesday; parade planned in South L.A.
L.A. NOWThe weeklong Kwanzaa holiday begins Wednesday and crowds are expected to gather in South Los Angeles to kick off the celebration. The 36th annual KwanZaa Gwaride Parade and Festival is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Adams and...... -
Kwanzaa holiday starts today with parade in South L.A.
L.A. NOWCrowds are expected to gather Wednesday in South Los Angeles to kick off the weeklong Kwanzaa holiday. The 36th annual Kwanzaa Gwaride Parade and Festival is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at Adams and Crenshaw boulevards. It will wind...... -
A quarrel with Kwanzaa
Reports of a so-called war against Christmas may be wildly exaggerated, but at least one Wisconsin lawmaker really is waging a war against Kwanzaa. In a war by news release, Wisconsin Republican state Sen. Glenn Grothman of West Bend fired this recent...
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Kwanzaa 45th Anniversary Umoja Night Celebration and Candle Lighting Ceremony
The Kwanzaa Ujima Collective: Dr. Maulana Karenga, the creator of Kwanzaa, Executive Director, African American Cultural Center; Rev. Meri Ka Ra, Senior Pastor, KRST Unity Center of African Spiritual Science; IChoose Life; Zambezi Bazaar; Brotherhood...Tags: Holidays, Kwanzaa
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Community Commentary: Candles link Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa
Candles have been used for more than 5,000 years. Although the ancient Egyptians may have been among the first to use them as torches, the Romans are credited with developing the wicked candle. In the ancient world, candles were the major source of...Tags: Jerry Brown, California State University, Long Beach, Jesus Christ, Hanukkah, Religious Festivals
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Hagerstown YMCA plans Black History Month program
Hagerstown YMCA plans Black History Month program The Hagerstown YMCA Black Achievers will host a community Black History Month program Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. at Bridge of Life Church, 14 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown. For more information, call...Tags: Culture, Black History, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Clubs and Associations
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Hundreds gather in L.A. for start of Kwanzaa festival
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In Theory: Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays?
Q. According to a survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with the Religion News Service, Americans are split almost 50-50 what to say this holiday season — "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays." Some Christian...Tags: The Happiest News!, Christianity, Minority Groups, Anglicanism, African Americans
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