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7-day Kwanzaa celebration starts Saturday at Charles H. Wright museum By Hilary Golston and Fox 2 Staff Published  DETROIT, Mich - Event organizers at the Charles H. Wright museum had to adjust their usual Kwanzaa celebrations to an all-virtual event due to COVID.  According to the Charles H. Wright museum website, "Kwanzaa is an African-American holiday founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, as a way to unite the community following the Watts Rebellion. Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase "matunda ya kwanza" which means "first fruits" in Swahili." Charles H. Wright Museum offers ...

Trust was betrayed for the victims/survivors of abuse. a colorado mother is grieving after her son took his life for being bullied at school over being gay. he was looking forward to telling hess friends at school. his mother spoke to a cnn affiliate and says no child should be treated like this. denver schools released this statement, we are deeply encommitted to ensuring that all members of the school community are treated with dignity and respect with their transgerndz status. fans lining up for a second day to pay tribute to the queen of soul, aretha franklin's casket, okay, arriving as yo...

And finally tonight here, and finally tonight here, aretha franklin, celebrated in her hometown of detroit. and the famous names set to perform in her honor. here's deborah roberts. >> reporter: tonight, an overwhelming outpouring of support. fans spilling into aretha franklin's hometown of detroit, paying respects to the queen of soul who spoke for us all when she demanded respect. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ find out what it means to me ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t >> reporter: this evening, hundreds wrapping around the charles h. wright museum of african-american history. there was even a pink cadillac on...

Crannies, the towns that had population of 55 and hold town halls there. this really have pay back. have you people coming from all over the state to come and pay their respects to john mccain. their well-being is really the first order of business. so they're staying over at the fairgrounds where they can get some shade and they are being shuttled over and then the bus loads will bring them here and bring them back to the fairgrounds. they were having these hours about 2:00 until 8:00. when they figured out there would be 10, 12, 15,000 people showing up, they extended the hours so the viewin...

Deal. he was the one, gillum, had the least amount of money and spent the least amount of money and won the race. >> a lot of lessons learned. jim and jonathan, thank you both so much for joining us today. in detroit, an outpouring of support as hundreds of fans line up to pay their final respects to the queen of soul. aretha franklin as she lies in repose for two days at the charles h. wright museum of african-american history. the funeral is set for friday with guests including stevie wonder, ariana grande, faith hill, and others. franklin of course died on august 16th after battling pancr...