America cannot afford to whitewash its past. Yet that is exactly what is at stake in the current review of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. To question whether slavery and ...

For the last four years, the U.S. Mint issued five new quarters each year with an American woman on the reverse side. Former Rep. Barbara Lee, (D-Calif.-12), introduced the Circulating Collectible ...

The annual Afro Legacy Fest returns Feb. 6-8, bringing together the African diaspora to celebrate culture, history, and community. The three-day showcase starts with an opening celebration Feb. 6 from ...

When first-generation Eritrean American Weyni Kahsay was a child, she looked forward to the moments she could dance in traditional Eritrean dresses, surrounded by the sounds, smells and colors of her ...

American artist has turned her personal experience into a public denunciation of the colorism that continues to persist ...

AfroCannes is leaning into Afro Futurism with its 2025 lineup. Since launching in 2022, AfroCannes and its AfroBerlin sibling have become spaces to discuss and celebrate narratives from Africa and the ...

If you ever came across African diasporic music in North Carolina with live drums — like, djembes, dununs, shékeres — then there's a good chance master drummer Baba Bradley Simmons was involved.

This week the African Students Association at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Chapter of The Links, Incorporated collaborated to create the "Afro-Grooves: Dance Series," which aims to connect ...

Afro Air Festival will debut at Fair Park on May 17, 2025. The festival is a full day of music, dance, art and food highlighting the African diaspora. Weyni Kahsay / Courtesy When first-generation ...