African Beauty has come to western shelves and helped me connect to my culture. Here are the brands making an impact. Like many Black Americans of African descent, I grew up removed from my heritage.

I’ve written about and performed the well-known and beloved African-American wedding ritual of ‘jumping the broom.’ Just to recap, it comes from the time when slaves, who were not allowed to marry, ...

Observed annually between December 26 and Jan. 1, Kwanzaa draws from several African harvest festivals and blends elements of continental African culture, African American history and traditional ...

Easter is a time of joy, hope, and renewal celebrated by people all around the world. For this holiday, typically associated with the Christian faith, many cultures and communities have developed ...

From initiation rites to harvest festivals, many traditional African rituals require participants to don masks and elaborate costumes that transform their wearers into spirits, beasts, or ancestral ...

Introduction : African traditions in the study of religion in Africa / Ezra Chitando, Afe Adogame, Bolaji Bateye -- ch. 1. African religions in African scholarship : a critique / Umar Habila Dadem ...

The scent of burning copal filled the air as Aztec dancers, bedecked in feathered headdresses and wearing shell-embellished ankle cuffs, blessed an intersection bordering Little Village and North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As you travel through the African diaspora, it can be hard to ignore similarities and familiarity between the cuisines. For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we enter the Easter season, let’s look at the traditions African-Americans will be participating in as they celebrate Easter.