ABC News reports that France has repatriated a sacred talking drum looted from West Africa’s Ivory Coast in 1916 by French colonial authorities. The 950-pound drum, known as Djidji Ayôkwé, or “panther ...

Now, I am standing in Benin, a place which holds a part of my heritage, watching the rhythm of the crowd and the invocation of spirits, and thinking of the father who raised me—and also the other who ...

Charlotte-area organizations like El Alma de la Luna, Dances of India and Charlotte African Drum and Dance Collective elevate ...

France returns the sacred Djidji Ayôkwé drum to Ivory Coast, over a century after it was seized by colonial authorities in ...

France returned a sacred drum that was taken from the Ivory Coast during colonial rule at a ceremony in Abidjan on Friday, marking the first official restitution of a cultural artefact from France to ...

The powerful sound of the drumline is more than just a crowd-pleaser at football games and parades—it's a living echo of history with a heartbeat that traces back to the African continent. At the ...

It's Black History Month, and despite recent efforts by some to downplay celebrations of ethnic and racial heritage, it is still widely observed in the United States. A century ago, though, things ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — 100 years ago, a Black historian feared the past would be forgotten. Carter G. Woodson put into motion what we now know as Black History Month to study and celebrate African-American ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Cincinnati Kwanzaa Committee is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kwanzaa in Cincinnati with a series of events that honor tradition, history, family, community, and culture.