The 7-day celebration of African-American culture begins today. The DMN’s Norma Adams-Wade offers a line-up of the week’s events in Dallas. They kick off today with a parade at 1 beginning at Lincoln High School.

And here’s KERA’s Bill Zeeble talking to Bandele and Akwete Tyehimba , whose booth of traditional masks, sculptures and drums is a 17-year tradition at Dallas Kwanzaa Fest, which took place earlier this month.