Twenty years ago, in October 2003, 26-year-old Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto the North American publishing scene with her debut novel,“ Purple Hibiscus.” But the October 2003 ...

For more than 200 years the African Meeting House has stood quietly on York Street, bearing witness to Nantucket’s layered ...

Sammy spotted the wildlife first. We had just landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, and climbed into the car. We were barely off the exit ramp when she pointed across the ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may seem ...

Bokani Dyer is not just a leading figure in contemporary South African jazz, he’s also a living link to its history. His father, saxophonist Steve Dyer, was part of Medu, a radical multi-disciplinary ...

Dr. Stephen Akintayo is Forbes Best of Africa Leading Investment Coach and Real Estate Mogul. Chairman and Founder, Gtext Holdings. Africa holds vast untapped potential and a growing spirit of ...

When you walk into Collin's Barber & Beauty Shop, it feels like home. There are family photos hanging on the walls, football helmets sitting on the shelves and relics from past generations on display.

Africa has yet to create the conditions that would help promising young economists become internationally recognised scholars ...