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FILE - Ayodele Kofie lights the first two candles of Kwanzaa holiday that represent the days for unity and self-determination while presenting a Kwanzaa ceremony for members of the Lewis Center for Senior Citizens in Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 27, 2013. (Kyle Kurlick/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)

FILE - Ayodele Kofie lights the first two candles of Kwanzaa holiday that represent the days for unity and self-determination while presenting a Kwanzaa ceremony for members of the Lewis Center for Senior Citizens in Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 27, 2013. (Kyle Kurlick/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)

This photo taken Dec. 8, 2009 shows Ruth Ndiagne Dorsey with a Kwanzaa setting set up for a media photo at her church, The Shrine of the Black Madonna, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

This photo taken Dec. 8, 2009 shows Ruth Ndiagne Dorsey with a Kwanzaa setting set up for a media photo at her church, The Shrine of the Black Madonna, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

FILE - Mark Harris lights candles for the kinara before speaking about the history, meaning and importance of Kwanzaa at the Mims House on the second night of the seven-night Kwanzaa holiday in Eugene, Ore., Dec. 27, 2017. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard via AP, File)

FILE - Mark Harris lights candles for the kinara before speaking about the history, meaning and importance of Kwanzaa at the Mims House on the second night of the seven-night Kwanzaa holiday in Eugene, Ore., Dec. 27, 2017. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard via AP, File)

The African drummers play music after the lighting of boathouse row in honor of the Kwanzaa holiday, Dec. 26, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

The African drummers play music after the lighting of boathouse row in honor of the Kwanzaa holiday, Dec. 26, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

FILE - Philadelphians and visitors gather during the the lighting of the city's first kinara on the first day of Kwanzaa celebrations at the Philadelphia City Hall grounds, Dec. 26, 2023. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

FILE - Philadelphians and visitors gather during the the lighting of the city's first kinara on the first day of Kwanzaa celebrations at the Philadelphia City Hall grounds, Dec. 26, 2023. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)