Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

A showcase of teens’ talent and creativity includes flower silhouettes, neon acrylic artwork inspired by the artist Derrick ...

With her first solo Grammy award nomination, Nigerian sensation Yemi Alade is getting the recognition she’s worked so hard for.

Southern California is home to a wide variety of events that celebrate this important month, from creative workshops and live ...

Every month is a good month to catch a show at the Penumbra Theatre, home of Minnesota's only Black professional theater ...

Music producer Sarz and rapper Blaqbonez have urged upcoming artistes to stay true to themselves, emphasising that authenticity is the key, ...

Two associates of Benin's president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African country.

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

Highlighting Black talent is the central mission of the second annual We Black Folk Fest at Club Passim in Cambridge, a two-day festival in February honoring the West African griot tradition through ...

The Chattanooga-based folk musician moved to the U.S. from his home country Liberia in the '90s during the country's civil ...

Fill the soul with West African cuisine before getting your blood pumping by tobogganing or taking a dance class at Colby College.

Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, ...