One event in August 1965 fueled a six-long riot in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles ... Karenga penned a book detailing the holiday's meaning and significance, ways to celebrate, and more.

When the Watts Riots broke out in 1965 in Los Angeles ... He was very special.” In his book on the history of the Grand Prix, written by Gordon Kirby, Pook describes his first meeting with ...

On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will start weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa. There will be ...

His experiences can be found in his astonishingly honest new book, The Broken Places ... at the shuttered Mount Carmel High School in the Watts section of Los Angeles. Joseph McBride’s tale ...

African American author, activist and professor Maulana Karenga founded Kwanzaa following the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles, also known as the Watts Rebellion.

Police forces need to be better prepared for serious violence and disorder, according to a review of the response to this summer's riots. The report also found police failed to realise the ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Books are, despite the common adage, often intended to be judged by their covers. Their jacket flaps include marketing copy designed to entice a browser to ...

By Megan Specia Reporting from London A national plan to mobilize British police was triggered three days too late during anti-immigration riots that shook the country this summer, an official ...