From Ghana to South Africa, new brands are inspired by the continent’s varied cultures. By Melanie Abrams As African designers grab the fashion spotlight, with Thebe Magugu of South Africa winning the ...
This new claim will ensure that Kente becomes a protected national symbol, ensuring that any commercial ... given the fluid nature of design adaptation. Yet, some African creators see this as an ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo — Local textile artist Karen E. Griffin, better known as KE, is continuing the legacy of her ancestors one seam and one story at a time. All of her quilts and designs tell the untold ...
Five designs for a planned statue of Nelson Mandela have been unveiled in Glasgow. The city was the first in the world to ...
‘Born on the Water’ is full of symbols that represent the life, death, and rebirth central to the Black experience in America. When the 1619 Project came out in The New York Times two years ago, it ...
The exhibition highlights the creative ways in which 6 contemporary artists combine the acts of writing with a range of media—including calligraphy, transcriptions of archival materials, graphic ...
The first thing you notice, stepping from the scorching Sahelian sun into the laterite-stone dome, is how cold it is. There is no air-conditioning, just shade and natural ventilation; nor is there ...
Introduction / Mathias Alubafi Fubah and Anitra Nettleton -- Statues of Liberty? / Sharlene Swartz, Benjamin Roberts, Steven L Gordon & Jar̈ Struwig -- By design, survival and recognition / Anitra ...
A new retailer has opened in downtown Harrisburg. Jambo African Fashion and Design has opened for business at 19 1/2 N. Fourth St. in Harrisburg. The store sells a variety of items including ...
NAIROBI: What stands out in Evans Mbugua’s work is his ability to recreate extraordinary print creations through simple and popular symbols. The artistic terms this graphic recycling, and he mainly ...
The Smithsonian Institution has revealed the six architectural designs vying to become the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The concepts—from boxy to spiral-shaped (like the ...
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