Oral tradition is a key part of griot culture. Through songs, poems, and stories, griots pass on cultural values and norms to the next generation. This oral tradition keeps the community's identity ...

As the global art world continues to wrestle with its colonial past, the region’s artists and cultural institutions are ...

Reviewed by Spencer H. Brown in International journal of African historical studies (Boston) 5 (3) 1972, pages 533-537 (DT1.A2592 AFA) PEOPLES AND EMPIRES OF WEST AFRICA WEST AFRICA IN HISTORY ...

In 2022, archaeologists worked on the ancient DNA from a number of early medieval cemeteries, and found two individuals that ...

At a time when the political climate is affecting the arts, a Georgia museum celebrates West and Central African art.

Long before 'mermaidcore,' Black mermaids haunted American history, their siren song a clarion call for rebellion against ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In a captivating exploration of heritage through a transformative journey, Richmond native Rita Ricks shares her profound quest to Ghana and how it reconnected her with her ...

Kọ Café (pronounced “Koh”) is no stereotypical coffee shop. It’s a podcast studio, co-working and performance space, a hub of West African history, and a thriving Black-owned cultural mainstay in ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Ballet Spartanburg is welcoming you to learn about West African dance. The annual class is free and open to the community every Tuesday evening. “What we do is we ...

Ghana's President John Mahama says his country has received a group of 14 West African deportees from the United States ...