The seven-day holiday is meant to instill pride in African culture and heritage In the 60s, after the Watts riots decimated the Black community in Los Angeles, Ron Karenga, a leader in the Black Power ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced a promised gift, the “African Ceremonies” collection, that ...

Djeneba Sako moved to the U.S. from Mali, West Africa, more than 20 years ago to share her passion for African dance. DENVER — If you follow the sound of drums from the unassuming corner of Bayaud ...

Offering a unique take on a long-standing cultural practice, South African artist Zizipho Poswa uses clay to embody “bride-wealth” in her first solo exhibition. South African artist Zizipho Poswa hard ...

I’ve written about and performed the well-known and beloved African-American wedding ritual of ‘jumping the broom.’ Just to recap, it comes from the time when slaves, who were not allowed to marry, ...

Learn about the discovery of a 2,400-year-old iron-smelting workshop in Senegal, shedding light on the Iron Age in West ...