Dec. 27, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT
Diggy, a stilt dancer with the Kaisokah group, performs during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Founding director Clayborn Benson makes remarks during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde conducts a libation during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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The Umoja (Unity) candle is seen lit on the kinara during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Diggy, a stilt dancer with the Kaisokah group, performs during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Pamela Graham, owner of Nandi Collections, is seen painting during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Program director Jamila Benson, left, and 9-year-old Carlie Burnett, right, make remarks before lighting the Umoja (Unity) candle on the kinara during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Nefertari African Dance Company performs during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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From left, program director Jamila Benson, 9-year-old Carlie Burnett, and founding director Clayborn Benson light the Umoja (Unity) candle on the kinara during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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The Umoja (Unity) candle is seen lit on the kinara during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
15-year-old Aeron Varnell, left, and 12-year-old Rori Washington, right, play the drums during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Attendees join in dance during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Attendees join in dance during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nefertari African Dance Company performs with attendees during the Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum on Friday December 26, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
