Karenga, il-kreatur ta' Kwanzaa, kitbet ukoll żewġ kotba dwar iċ-ċelebrazzjoni, Origin, Concepts, Practice u The African American Celebration of A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture. U Anna Day Wilde tiddeskrivi kif il-festa kisbet popolarità f’Mainstreaming Kwanzaa, in Public Interest , Nru.
Karenga ħolqot il-festa ta' Kwanzaa.