Kwanzaa 2017 began today and continues through January 1st. KVCR's Rick Dulock opens this BBC Witness feature which includes production assistance from a KVCR reporter.
Barstow Resident Talks About the First Kwanzaa in 1966
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Ben Purper - KVCR
Kwanzaa 2017 began today and continues through January 1st. KVCR's Rick Dulock opens this BBC Witness feature which includes production assistance from a KVCR reporter.