The 2025 Kwanzaa Community Celebration, titled “Africa Rising: Celebrating Heritage, Building Futures” will be held Saturday, Dec. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Today marks the first day of Kwanzaa — a seven-day celebration of African American and Pan-African culture, community and ...

Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called for the preservation of Afrikaans culture and heritage. Makaneta urged the South African government to take immediate and concrete steps to preserve ...

This year, South Africa commemorates the centenary of Afrikaans as an official language, a milestone that ought to inspire pride but instead lays bare a troubling reality. What was once a language of ...

WASHINGTON — Obianuju Ekeocha is the founder and president of Culture of Life Africa, an initiative dedicated to the promotion and defense of the sanctity of life, marriage, motherhood and families. A ...

Audience members watched a small spark grow into a fiery flame as a night filled with dance, fashion and an original theater production unfolded before their eyes at this year’s Africa Night. On ...

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While respect for and adherence to culture and values are deeply embedded in African society, the tendency for deference and not challenging authority or convention harms entrepreneurship on the ...

It was all just a “harmless” prank, never intended to hurt anyone, the students say. Sitting around a table on the lawn of Reitz Hall, their residence complex on the campus of the University of the ...

After breaking down the objects that mean the most to them, the Hypebeast Africa Culture Scouts visit the local food spots that keep their city fed. Shot using the new Samsung S23 Ultra, the latest ...

Africa Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra) by Kerry James Marshall is on view as part of “Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” at the Art Institute of Chicago. Using his trademark ...