SLIDE SHOW: BG celebrates Kwanzaa at 24th annual event
Published 8:38 pm Tuesday, December 30, 2025
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Seven candles are lit in reflection of Kwanzaa’s principles of unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith during Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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Vayani Terrance performs a liturgical dance during the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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Attendees of the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual Kwanzaa celebration join the Little Drummer Boys in beating the drums, shaking maracas and clapping at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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Danielle Brown (right) and Felicia Bland (left) light a candle for the principle of Nia, meaning purpose, during the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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Little Drummer Boys Jon Hunter, Julian Drew and Robby Dye drum as community members arrive for the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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Dr. Cassandra Little explains the significance of each element of the Kwanzaa table during the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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Robby Dye lights a candle for the principle of Kuumba, meaning creativity, during the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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DaLin Boamah plays songs on the violin during the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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A book on the seven principles of Kwanzaa — unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith — sits on a pew as community members gather for the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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Albert Mbanfu Jr. and Nadia Jones welcome visitors to the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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Jean Bosco lights a candle for the principle of Ujamaa, meaning cooperative economics, during the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
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Attendees of the 2025 Kwanzaa celebration hosted by the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee join hands and raise them seven times for the Harambee during the 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa at 11th Street Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025. (Grace McDowell)
Seven candles were lit at 11th Street Baptist Church Tuesday night in reflection of Kwanzaa’s principles of unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith during the Bowling Green Community Kwanzaa Committee’s 24th annual community celebration of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa. The event also featured musical and dance performances, poems, prayer, a tribute to ancestors and a feast.
