I don't see the inanity of Kwanzaa as something created "to lessen the impact of Christmas." I see it created to get more people to continue buying more crap from stores in our "ownership society". At this, I think it's been mostly a failure, since (like the article says) few people give Kwanzaa any credibility or observance.
It was created by a black studies college professor as an anti-whitey holiday. It is a total fabrication whose history is worth exposing.
It is actually amusing to see those who are suckered by this fake old holiday.
stay tuned -a homosexual holiday will be proposed. Any prediction on what IT will be called?