The Greensboro Kwanzaa Collective is hosting its 15th annual celebration with seven days worth of events to commemorate Black culture.
The festivities include a candlelight ceremony, music, food and storytelling among other things.
Greensboro Kwanzaa Collective co-founder Dawn Hicks Tafari says the holiday isn't religious and all are welcome.
"It is a celebration of people," she says. "It is a celebration of family. It is a time for us to get together, regardless of if you are Christian, or Jewish, or Muslim, or Yoruba, or any faith. It's a time for humans to come together and honor our African spirit."
She says another goal is to leave a positive mark on the youth.
"I want my children and their friends and everybody, to not just love who you are as a human, but also love who you are as a Black person, as a person of color, and to love other people of color," Tafari says.
The celebration starts Thursday, Dec. 26, at Peeler Community Recreation Center. It will run through Jan. 1.