Commentaries on Ousmane Sembène often hail the Senegalese director as the “father of African cinema,” a pioneer with an ...

Over 655,000 Black Americans now live abroad. Here’s why more are leaving the U.S.—and the countries welcoming them with ...

Researchers say role of West Africa’s oral history should be taken more seriously within global academic record ...

“Black African and Caribbean communities must inform, shape, and play a key role in transforming this display.” Named after the West African storytellers who preserve oral traditions, GRIOT invites ...

For centuries, the history of the West African kingdom of Kaabu, which thrived from the mid-1500s to the 1800s and spanned ...

The famous blind couple, Amadou & Mariam, helped take Mali’s rich musical traditions to a new global audience.

Somiari-StewartVeteran journalist and Griot Linda Somiari-Stewart presents “Woyingi: God Is a Woman” and “The Legend of Tari-Ere: The Picky Virgin,” two compelling works that bring African ...