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Peggy Montes, founder of the Bronzeville Children's Museum, 9301 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago, Ill., celebrated Kwanzaa on Saturday at her facility.

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Kwanzaa Celebrations Remain Popular in Chicago Area

Ashley Frazier is a junior high school student and wanted to learn more about her African heritage. So, the 13-year-old joined about 125 others Saturday at a long-time annual African-American event on Chicago’s South Side: The Kwanzaa celebration at the Bronzeville Children’s Museum, 9301 S. Stony Island Ave. “Black culture is not something that is talked about enough in our schools,” said Frazier, who attends a school in Flossmoor, Ill. “I want to learn as much as I can about our heritage.”