As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the ...

Ananse, also spelled Anansi and Anancy, is one such folk hero of the African heritage diaspora. Half-human and half-spider, Ananse was created surrounded by wisdom, but in forgetting who he was went ...

West Africa has been home to some great kingdoms ... Brass-workers made figures of gods, humans and animals. In the Asante kingdom, goldsmiths made ornaments to show off the wealth of their ...