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Apr 25 2026 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
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Nigerian artisans preserve handwoven fabric amid rising global demand
Resisting mechanization, Nigerian artisans uphold the authenticity of aso-oke, now a staple in global fashion markets. In Iseyin, a sleepy town in southwestern Nigeria, shaded spaces under trees, makeshift sheds, and narrow alleys serve as production hubs for aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba people. Demand for this fabric has surged both domestically […]
Apr 22 2026 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Afrika Bambaataa, Often Called the ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop,’ Is Dead
A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career. JONATHAN ABRAMS & HANNAH ZIEGLER Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering Bronx D.J. credited with shaping and defining hip-hop in the 1970s and 1980s, whose legacy was later tarnished by widespread accusations of sexual abuse, has died. […]
Apr 12 2026 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Idris and Sabrina Elba are on a mission to transform an entire West African island
Off the coast of Sierra Leone, the actor and model are fighting against tourists traps with their own vision: a tropical “eco-city” of the future. DEVIN GORDON Sherbro Island, a tropical outpost of farmers and fishermen nestled in the crook of Sierra Leone’s arcing Atlantic coastline, is about the size of Chicago, but its population […]
Mar 25 2026 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
How hieroglyphs became the sacred script of the ancient Egyptians
The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri. MARINA ESCOLANO-POVEDA The beginnings of hieroglyphic writing date back to the birth of ancient Egypt at the end of the fourth millennium B.C. It was in this period […]
Feb 24 2026 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
What it was like to visit Petra more than 100 years ago
Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic’s correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its beauty almost indescribable. FRANKLIN E. HOSKINS The highlands east of the Jordan River are strewn with ruins marking the rise and fall of successive civilizations—Semitic, Greek, Roman, Christian, Mohammedan, and Crusader. These ruins have been preserved […]
Jan 22 2026 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
How the Council of Nicaea changed Christianity forever
This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history. CANDIDA MOSS Last May – 2025 – marks 1,700 years since the convening of what is arguably the most important and influential council in Christian history. For three months in 325 CE, Emperor Constantine gathered hundreds […]
Jan 11 2026 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Ethiopian imperial hairpin looted in 1868 to be returned after more than 150 years
A 19th-century gold hairpin taken from Ethiopia during the British expedition to Magdala in 1868 is set to be returned, more than 150 years after it was removed from the country, UK-based outlet The Voice reported. The artifact, which belonged to Empress Tiruwork, wife of Emperor Tewodros II, was among thousands of Ethiopian cultural objects […]
Dec 28 2025 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Woman-to-woman marriage in West Africa: a vanishing tradition of power and agency
BRIGHT ALOZIE Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but significant practice – woman-to-woman marriage – has existed for centuries. In my research, I examined this institution, which allows a woman to assume the role […]
Dec 28 2025 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Akan “Godly” Names
KOFI AYIM Akan names, like names in several other African cultures, are not mere labels or tags. Rather, they are, as in ancient Egypt, part of the spiritual whole of a person, and often express qualities that the person is expected to possess. Akan first names are soulful in nature. A soul name, or kradin, […]
Dec 13 2025 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »