Using the word “tribe” to describe societies in Africa can oversimplify the continent’s immense cultural, linguistic, and historical diversity because African communities are shaped by complex social ...

This description explores the Wodaabe tribe's unique use of butter in hair styling, which results in beautiful and healthy-looking hair, as part of a series focusing on African hair and its influence ...

In the running alongside nine other candidates from the African continent, OPA's fusion of afrobeats, soul, jazz and ...

African art is known for its bold patterns that are often inspired by nature and traditional symbols. These patterns can be incorporated into your home through textiles like cushions, curtains, or ...

On Super Sunday, a 150-year-old tradition of painstaking craftsmanship is put on display in New Orleans’ streets with suits made of delicate beads and billowing ostrich feathers.

The producers behind the 98th Academy Awards set out to celebrate not just the song but the cultural phenomenon of the film, which garnered a record-breaking 16 nominations.

GHANA - From the rich gold mines that earned Ghana the nickname "Gold Coast," the Ashanti people once built an empire so wealthy that gold became both currency and power.

From this perspective, Kenneth Kaunda’s theory of tolerance gives us an answer that is both simple and powerful. He argued that development begins with how people treat one anot ...

Ancient DNA reveals that the Goths of eastern Europe, some of whom would ultimately sack the city of Rome, may have been a mix of peoples from three continents ...

In a Q&A, she reflected on the ups and downs of Eric Adams’ one term and said she saw her role as a way to undo historic wrongs by lifting up African diaspora art.

When it comes to his Mardi Gras Indian suits, he works to incorporate the history from the inception of the Mardi Gras Indians when the slaves ran away and met the Native Americans. It gives people a ...

South Africa’s heritage, culture and music has found its way into the heart of London’s West End in a production called Inala which tells a Zulu story through an immersive, artistic and winery ...