In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve, the last day of the year, is on December 31. In many countries, New Year’s Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, ...

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In a world that often tries to label African women, the film Black Women and Sex lets them write their own stories. This ...

Voodoo in the American South isn’t just folklore - it’s music, mystery, candlelit rituals, whispered spells, and powerful ...

African cinema is entering a period of tremendous creative expansion. We are seeing bold experimentation in form, genre, and distribution, with filmmakers blending realism, mythology, and futurism in ...

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He died eight days after an attack outside his university gates. On August 13, 22-year-old Leeroy Kundai Ziweya, a Zimbabwean ...

Hoodoo’s ancestral beauty rituals remind us of sacred glamour and the magic of self-possession and care.

Maybe it is clichéd to observe that we face unprecedented global polycrises, but our worlds do seem to be literally and ...

For nearly a decade, Shekhinah has been a staple of South African pop and R&B. Her evolution in the 2020s has been remarkable. Shekhinah’s voice is smooth, soulful, and unmistakably airy. Her unique ...

From "Sinners" to "Lemonade," pop culture is opening doors to conversations about Black Girl Magic rooted in memory, survival ...

The Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” attracts millions of people worldwide to honor the lives of ...