African Beauty has come to western shelves and helped me connect to my culture. Here are the brands making an impact. Like many Black Americans of African descent, I grew up removed from my heritage.

Water is a scarce commodity in much of Africa, particularly in southern Africa. This is well symbolised in the name of the Botswana national currency, pula (rain). When tragedies like flooding and ...

The Museum of African Art, at the Moscow University of Finance and Law, is dedicated to a self-sufficient civilization with a rich ...

Across Africa, fatherhood is not just about biology, it’s tied to ancient customs, symbolism, and rituals that still shape family identity today. In today’s world, a DNA swab and lab analysis can ...

Reviewed by Barbara E. Frank in African arts (Los Angeles) 32 (1) spring 1999, pages 14-16 (N1.A258 AFA). Western and central Sudanic societies -- Western Sudanic village-based societies -- The ...

A Cultural Language Written on Skin Scarification—intentional cuts or burns that heal into raised patterns—has been practiced ...

The Korea-Africa Foundation and The Korea Times co-hosted the 2025 Africa Week on Dec. 13, offering the public an immersive, ...

BALTIMORE -- The Rev. Maurice Blackwell was beloved by many of Baltimore's black Catholics for infusing the religion with African-American rituals, such as hanging kente cloths and having couples ...