Kwanzaa festival elevates African heritage-Stilt walkers pay tribute to ancestors during the annual Capital City Kwanzaa Festival at the Richmond
Convention Center on Saturday, Dec. 27. Virginia’s largest Kwanzaa celebration brings together vibrant performances, hands-on workshops, children’s activities. The African Market and authentic cuisine—all honoring the holiday’s seven principles of unity, self-determination,
collective work, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. (photo by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
