Boathouse Row was lit up for Kwanzaa on Thursday night. The city of Philadelphia teamed up with the Kwanzaa Cooperative for the festive celebration at Eagle Pavilion at the Fairmount Water Works. "I was tearing up because I am thinking of so many of our members who struggled over the years to get this level of recognition,

At the Kwanzaa celebration, Sarno thanked the organizers for educating people about the meaning behind the African-American holiday started in 1966 as part of the civil rights movement and conferred awards to six people recognized for making Springfield a better place.

Lights were up at Boathouse Row for Kwanzaa. This is one of many holiday celebrations taking place across the Delaware Valley on Thursday. Communities are celebrating the second night of Hanukkah and the first of Kwanzaa.