With Reggae and Black History Month well underway, recording artists Denz Asti and Safiyah have released the track African to ...

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Welcome to February!  While it is the shortest month of the year, it is a month dedicated to love, friendship, compassion, ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Imani Poole’s connection to African culture and dance started before she could even remember. “My father was probably celebrating it before I was even born,” Poole said. Her ...

Noyam African Dance Institute has staged a brilliant production titled Goli to pave the way for more groundbreaking productions to tell the African story. The spectacular contemporary African dance ...

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Utter silence accompanies the faceless stranger in the corner of the screen. The room is empty, save for a glowing lantern beside him, its flame throwing shadows on the wall. Dark red and violet light ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

Doctors say one of the best ways to fight cancer is with exercise, and a growing number of people are surviving because of better treatments. Carol Fee, 74, is full of energy, teaching a Zumba class ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — More than 11.3 million people live in Bolivia. Around 23,000 identified as Afro in a 2012 census, the first and only time they appeared as a distinct category. YUNGAS, Bolivia ...

A sign that reads in Spanish: “Welcome to Mururata, cradle of Afro-Bolivian culture” stands in Mururata, Bolivia, on Aug. 3, 2025. (Credit: Juan Karita/AP.) Listen YUNGAS, Bolivia — Cielo Torres had ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña — where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives — she had rarely ...