Photographer Moneta Sleet captures a rare candid moment of a playful Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., while with his family at home in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957. His wife and fellow activist, Coretta ...

The first thing most travelers notice when they land in a Muslim‑majority African country during Ramadan is not the heat or the food. It is the slow, quiet mornings and the cultural shift that take ...

Motherhood is one of life’s greatest gifts. For many Black women, it is a season filled with love, sacrifice, and resilience. In generations past, from childbirth through the weaning and growing years ...

Literature offers profound insights into human resilience, identity, and social transformation. This post spotlights five influential Black female authors whose narratives transcend geography to ...

Despite Nigeria’s adoption of the Western seven-day week, the tradition of Igbo market days has remained a deeply rooted and enduring practice amongst the Igbos. These market days have not faded into ...

Black Americans are still pursuing side hustles, not as a trend but as a time-tested money-making need and growth strategy. In 2024, 15.2% of Black or African Americans had an active side hustle, ...

The Venice International Film Festival is, without a doubt, one of the world’s most prestigious cinema celebrations. Every year, filmmakers and movie lovers from around the globe gather in Venice to ...

The first time I saw Do the Right Thing, when it was over, I didn’t speak for a while. I was trying to take it all in. It was a knockout – almost like being in a boxing ring. Sometimes it was brutal, ...

Did you know there’s a little corner of India where the soul of East Africa dances to the beat of drums? It’s a story that feels like it’s straight out of a movie script: Centuries-old trade routes.

In the United States’ intricate societal dynamic, comedy has long been a potent medium for confronting uncomfortable truths. African American comedians, specifically, have used humor as a form of ...

The Adenugas … JME, Skepta, Joseph Sr, Ify, Jason, and Julie. Photograph: Jake Green/The Guardian Born to Nigerian parents who migrated to the UK in the 1980s, the Adenugas were raised in Tottenham’s ...

You will never forget stepping into Gagosian London this spring and feeling the walls pulse with life, Amoako Boafo’s curatorial vision framed stories of community, while just down the continent, ...