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President Joe Biden commemorated the seven-day holiday honoring African heritage and Black American culture.
Happy Kwanzaa! HuffPost Black Voices Editor Taryn Finley takes a look at the history and traditions of the holiday that celebrates African heritage and Black American culture.
The Georgia Republican suggested her party was "pandering" by acknowledging the weeklong celebration of African culture on social media.
Kwanzaa is celebrated with seven candles in three colors: red, black and green. Twitter's hashtag emoji only had five candles and used blue instead of black.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The holiday was established during the civil rights era to commemorate African heritage.
"Black Christmas?" Not quite.
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Read and consider a commentary written and recited by Ben Stein on CBS Sunday Morning following The White House's decision to call this year's Christmas tree a "Holiday Tree."
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