Nation From Umoja to Imani, Kwanzaa has ‘won the hearts and minds of African people around the world’ December 26, 2019 N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY Comments 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.