What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...

Ancient bones buried deep in African soil are rewriting what we thought we knew about our shared human story. New genetic breakthroughs are finally pulling back the curtain on migrations and “ghost ...

Experts believe more than a million African artifacts are being held outside of the African continent, scattered mostly throughout Europe and North America in museums and private collections. Many ...

Benin City has grown from the historic Kingdom of Benin into a vibrant metropolis with the new Museum of West African Art.

Christmas was Wednesday. Hanukkah started Wednesday night, On Thursday, Dec. 26, Kwanzaa began. "Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates history, values, family, ...

Karnak Temple in Luxor Egypt Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Abrilla The Pyramids of Egypt have been greeting the rising sun for over 5000 years and the Horemakhet (Great Sphinx), for over 8000 years ...

The First Lady of Nigeria, Remi Tinubu, proudly declared that nakedness is not in our culture, but is this true? The hot weather in most parts of Africa, especially West Africa, did not allow them to ...

US THERE. THE MUSIC OF AFRICA, PLAYED BY BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOL STUDENTS. I GOT TO TOUCH INSTRUMENTS FROM AFRICA. AND GHANA. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT MADE ME HAPPY. IT’S JUST ONE OF THE INTERACTIVE ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will unveil “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World”—its first international touring exhibition—Dec. 13 ...