Kwanzaa was created in 1966, a year after the Watts riots in Los Angeles, by Maulana Ron Karenga, a Black Power movement activist, to "reaffirm and restore African heritage and culture," according ...

Guzmán, the first woman to serve as the Dominican Republic’s ambassador to the U.S., shared insights about her nation’s culture ... of bases with both African and native Taino influences ...

Africa’s linguistic landscape is a treasure trove of culture and heritage ... language of the Quran and is central to Islamic traditions. It has shaped African literature, philosophy, and ...

How did Martin Luther King's message get across to America? Partly through pop culture. Music, movies, TV helped spread his ...

My ears perked up when, on the Good Morning Ghana show on Metro TV, the renowned Ghanaian journalist and pan-Africanist Kwesi ...

There was a collective cry of despair and disappointment at the Tsavo Ballroom on Wednesday night as Football Kenya ...

February is one of the best times to visit Cape Town, with its warm summer weather and plenty of outdoor adventures. Climb Table Mountain for panoramic views, visit the iconic Cape of Good Hope, or ...

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Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, makes no pretences about a robust arts and culture tradition, as vivacious as in good old Lagos. The National Theatre in Iganmu; the Musical Society of Nigeria’s (MUSON) ...

The once-fringe writer has long argued for an American monarchy. His ideas have found an audience in the incoming ...