Malik Senefuru explains the mazao, or crops, on the altar along with the six other symbols of Kwanzaa at the 13th annual Kwanzaa celebration inside City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Malik Senefuru explains the mazao, or crops, on the altar along with the six other symbols of Kwanzaa at the 13th annual Kwanzaa celebration inside City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Kwanzaa kicks off at City Hall celebration

African-American community members gathered at City Hall to celebrate the 13th annual Kwanzaa celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, presented by The Village Project and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services.

 

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An altar contains the symbols of Kwanzaa at the 13th annual Kwanzaa celebration inside City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)




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