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If Ever There Was a Year to Celebrate Kwanzaa, 2020 Is That Year | ZORA

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020African Culture, Kwanzaa

Yes, it’s still happening if you want it to — Adrienne Samuels Gibbs, ZORA It used to be that Kwanzaa events were held at nearly every Black church, theater, and event space around and you could plan on going any day of the week after Christmas to celebrate the Nguzo Saba. But this is 2020 and […]

Black Queens Came To Afrochella Dressed To Impress | MadameNoire

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020African Cuisine, African Culture ...

This weekend Ghana hosted their annual Afrochella festival, a celebration of the different types of African cultures through music, food, fashion and much more. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] In contrast to Coachella, Afrochella is an entirely black experience where every attendee has a feeling of solidarity. This year’s theme is Year of the Return of the African […]

Africa makes a scene: Best contemporary art fairs of 2020 | Al Jazeera

December 28, 2019December 31, 2019African Art, African Culture

From South Africa to Morocco, fairs including new and established creatives are drawing art lovers and buyers alike. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] African art has been having a very long moment. Over the past 10 years, contemporary artists from the continent – from the Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui to Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu to South African photographer […]

Journalists cautiously celebrate press freedom in Ethiopia | Al Jazeera

May 12, 2019May 12, 2019Africa, African Culture ...

As journalists welcome efforts to support press freedom in Ethiopia, draft law against hate speech causes concerns.

How African American folklore saved the cultural memory and history of slaves | The Conversation

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019African Culture, KOLUMN ...

Thurka Sangaramoorthy, The Conversation IVANCHINA ANNA/Shutterstock. Featured Image [dropcap]All[/dropcap] over the world, community stories, customs and beliefs have been passed down from generation to generation. This folkore is used by elders to teach family and friends about their collective cultural past. And for African Americans, folklore has played a particularly important part in documenting history […]