Kwame Onwuachi’s journey from the Bronx to global culinary recognition is a testament to his passion for food, culture, and the ...

Curators and museum officials collaborated with the men who made the spectacular masquerades. "We thought, ‘Let's work with ...

The art historical narrative, traditionally skewed towards Western perspectives, has long undervalued African art, limiting its global visibility and appreciation.This trend, however, has changed as ...

In many West African port cities, people purchase secondhand fast fashion items discarded by the United States and Europe, ...

Sela’s works at Nubuke Foundation, Accra blend abstract and representational styles to prompt contemporary discussions ...

Visitors will marvel at the vividness of the royal drapes with the emblems of the kings of Dahomey (today Benin) and see the ...

Iké Udé’s images of actor Colman Domingo for Vogue ’s May 2025 issue are quite stunning. (Domingo serves as one of the ...

"Westerners have been discovering African art for hundreds of years," says Roslyn A. Walker, the energetic director of the National Museum of African Art. "Maybe there's some rediscovery going on ...

Amy Crawford | | Read More Amy Crawford is a Michigan-based freelance journalist writing about cities, science, the environment, art and education. A longtime Smithsonian contributor, her work ...

April 15, 2025 • Images of Sudan, after two years of civil war have led to the world biggest humanitarian crisis. April 15, 2025 • As "pathway to peace talks" are held in London - minus the ...

Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Ngeuma, has been declared winner of the presidential election with 90% of the vote. As Trump’s policies shake the Global North, the Global South has the ...