Thandeka Hlongwa is one of a few black South African women to become a dive master, a rarity she hopes to change by inspiring, educating and helping to start the conversation around breaking barriers ...

The John Randle Centre for Yoruba History and Culture is a bold and colorful challenge to traditional ideas of a what a ...

Togalu Gombeyatta, or “leather doll play” in Kannada, is a traditional shadow puppetry form from Karnataka, where handmade leather puppets bring epics and folkt ...

Ancient Egypt’s feline gods, embroidered tigers on Chinese textiles, lions in Southern Africa’s San cave paintings and ...

Learn about the natural bark remedy used by African midwives for centuries to reduce pain, relax muscles, and improve ...

Such marriages aim to preserve lineage, secure inheritance, and enhance a woman’s economic and political agency.

South of Midnight is a love letter to the American South and in that we can find the real Southern folklore that inspires the ...

RealTime Arts presents “Build Me a Voice: The Grit and Soul of Ukrainian Folklore” Friday, April 11, 7-9 p.m. at Carnegie Coffee Co., 132 E. Main St., Carnegie, PA. Minimum donation, $20, includes ...

In an ambitious effort to revive the rich tapestry of African folklore and breathe new life into traditional narratives, Linda Somiari-Stewart, a seasoned journalist turned author, has released two ...

Somiari-StewartVeteran journalist and Griot Linda Somiari-Stewart presents “Woyingi: God Is a Woman” and “The Legend of Tari-Ere: The Picky Virgin,” two compelling works that bring African ...

The perseverance of the Irish people in maintaining their language, history and values created a world of oral tradition ...