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 ...

One of the first human cultural activities, apart from graphic ones, is storytelling. Whether it's the tale of a day in the fields or the mythical exploits of a hero condemned by the gods, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The South Philadelphia Odunde Festival is celebrating it's 50th year with live music, dancing, art and food. "I was strapped to my mother's back at the first Odunde and for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The broomstick wedding, for many viewers, conveyed how African descendants shared the profound joy of romantic love in the midst ...

When Dr. Chike Akua steps into a room — or cracks open a page — he brings with him thousands of years of ancestral wisdom. In his groundbreaking book, The African Origins of Our Faith: Pan-African ...

NEWS THIS MORNING STARTING AT 430. >> AS WE CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE ARE SHINING A LIGHT ON A MILWAUKEE BUSINESS WHERE CULTURE, COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY ALL COME TOGETHER. >> I STOPPED BY MCTS ...

BUSHBUCKRIDGE, South Africa (AP) — The walls of Shadrack Mashabane’s hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of ...

Calvin history professor Eric Washington has made a specialty of studying African Americans thought within the Reformed tradition of Christianity, specifically Calvinism. His interest in the topic ...

CAPE TOWN — Does art have the capacity to restore our disposition? I would venture a contingent response based on my experience of South African octogenarian Esther Mahlangu and her paintings, which ...

What if the future of healthcare in Africa isn’t about choosing between tradition and technology, but combining both? Imagine a consultation room where a doctor with a tablet, a community health ...