And for African Americans, folklore has played a particularly important part in documenting history too. The year 1619 marked the beginning of African American history, with the arrival of the ...

To remedy the general ignorance of African history, UNESCO launched the General History of Africa in 1964: it summoned African scholars to write for the very first time the history of their continent ...

In African folklore, too, the pain of loss and the past is forever woven. It’s this legacy that distinguishes these stories from pop culture’s inclination to sanitize and erase.

The Georgia Southern University Center for Africana Studies is doing their part for Black History Month by hosting a virtual event focused on African folktales. “Go Back and Fetch It!: African ...

Folktales and legends from as far away as West Africa and as near as the American South will come to life when storyteller Kirk Waller spins his magic in "Folktales Across the African Diaspora." ...

The African trickster hare became Brer Rabbit in the US, later popularized in the late 1800’s by the first major collector and publisher of African-American folklore, Joel Chandler Harris.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — February is Black History Monday and 7News is highlighting author Ada Ari who recently visited Shephard Elementary School in NW D.C. Ari isn't just an author -- she ...

A nonprofit organization is practicing the art form of live storytelling to preserve Black history. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:08:35 GMT (1739812115365) Story Infinite Scroll ...