The candle lit on the first day of Kwanzaa symbolizes unity, as did the crowd that gathered for the third annual Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara lighting ceremony in downtown Detroit. Unity, or "umoja" in Swahili, is the most important of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, said Jamon Jordan, the City of Detroit's historian.

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The weeklong Kwanzaa celebration at Malcolm X College, located on the 1900 block of West Jackson, is hosting discussions and performances as well as includes vendors selling exquisite jewelry, African clothing and African inspired art.