In a recent revelation, Matthew Torres, also known as The Story Time Guy on social media, has brought to light the appropriation of African cultural elements by Andrew Lang, a renowned European author ...

Ruth Maingi is an award-winning, multitalented actress who combines acting, dance, voice-over artistry and costume design to cut her niche as an all-around star. She is the Ambassador for USA-based ...

Brook Sitgraves Turner said the film addresses a transition that African students face from being the majority to being judged for their skin color. (Ana Hunter / Daily Trojan) School of Cinematic ...

Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : ...

Every filmmaker has that one moment, the point when storytelling shifts from pure art to a test of navigating an industry. For many on the African continent, that moment comes early. Despite a surge ...

Led by Akunna Cook, CEO of Next Narrative Africa, and investment expert Wakiuru Njuguna, managing partner at HEVA Fund, it will prioritize "narrative-shifting content from Africa and its diaspora." By ...

Nigerian artist and cultural researcher, Zainab Nneka Odemwingie, has called for renewed efforts to preserve and promote African folklore and identity. Odemwingie, who is pushing for cultural ...

Ben Okri says Africa has been poorly served in short stories. “The world knows Chekhov, Flaubert, or De Maupassant, but we rarely call upon an African text to illustrate some aspect of the human ...

In a year marked, like so many years, with news of war, tales of reconciliation often go untold. The conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia made news this week, but in other parts of Africa, stories of ...