A holiday developed by a Dr. Maulana "Ron" Karenga, a black militant, Marxist, and convicted felon.Just five years after this, he was convicted of torturing two black women to death.Observed from December 26 to January 1, Kwanzaa is based on a mixture of East African harvest rituals, called " first fruits " by Karenga and 1960's radicalism . This is in spite of the fact most slaves came from West Africa.Viewed as an "alternative" to Christmas, it, nonetheless, is based on race, and not in faith.