First, let’s give you a lil’ history. Black folklore, whether African or African American folklore, dates back to the 1700s.

Folktales and the art of traditional storytelling are in danger of being lost and Nairobi-based performer Maïmouna Jallow is on a mission to reverse the trend. But on her journey to revive the ...

King Buzzard, an African king, "was condemned to travel alone through the world as a buzzard for betraying his own and other people into slavery. When Africans enslaved other Africans, they did not ...

“There’s nothing like it. This was the place I used to go as a kid and look for books. I started crying because it just seemed so surreal,” Jones said. Later this month, she will be on store ...

“Alkebulan: The Mother of Mankind is more than a play—it is a cultural Sankofa,” said Director and Playwright Ricardo “Ric” ...