All day Saturday, you can enjoy food, music, dancing and more at the 12th annual Charlotte African American Festival. The Uptown event celebrates the heritage and accomplishments of African Americans.

You made me happy,” sang Neka Nesha, a featured singer in the JMG House Band . “You stood right beside me, and I won’t forget ...

Country music artist Tanner Adell opens up about her African heritage after donning blonde Bantu knots at the recent 2024 CMT Music Awards Show. On May 1, the Kentucky native sat down with MTV for an ...

While San Juan’s vibrant streets draw millions of visitors to Puerto Rico every year, just a short drive away lies Loíza — a town that pulses with the soulful rhythms of Africa’s enduring legacy. Here ...

In a studio scented with coffee and filled with recording gear, Ethiopian musician Dawit Ketema, known as Mashela, ...

Nat Geo Explorer and archaeologist Justin Dunnavant sits down with Grammy-nominated trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah to discuss ancestral memory, creating new instruments, and stretch music—an ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Looking at the lives of Black Americans through a different lens was the purpose behind the 1619 Project. It explores how slavery still impacts the lives of African Americans.

The 10-track project sees the Chicago native embarking on a journey to reconnect with his heritage, all while balancing his personal life and family dynamics. Matt B might have just dropped the most ...

A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by reverence for tradition. By Giovanni Russonello Foday Musa Suso, a griot, ...