The scent of burning copal filled the air as Aztec dancers, bedecked in feathered headdresses and wearing shell-embellished ankle cuffs, blessed an intersection bordering Little Village and North ...

The Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” attracts millions of people worldwide to honor the lives of those who have passed on with festive celebrations, parades, feasts, flowers, ...

HAMPTON — Under a red sun, seagulls’ calls and the scent of burning sage wafted past foamy waves breaking on the warm Buckroe Beach sand just after dawn Friday. Occasionally echoed by music from a ...

Foreword -- African religions -- Vodun -- For the Bamileke, death does not exist -- The Hogon foregoes physical contact -- Blue, the color of ritual death -- Sexual intercourse as mystical expression ...

Art matters in our lives. In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. Known as Asen, forged iron ...

When enslaved people were shipped to Cuba from Africa, they brought their traditions with them. As a result, Cuban cuisine, music and dance are linked to the Motherland. Cubans are warm and love a ...

The Anson Street African Burial Ground project in Charleston, South Carolina, is a community-led effort to honor and respectfully lay to rest the 36 African ancestors whose remains were uncovered in ...

Beauty is worse than wine; it intoxicates both the holder and beholder- Aldous Huxley. It is safe to say that whatever fashion or beauty trend is in vogue now has a history of existence, and as such, ...

In several African countries, hibiscus is used to prepare refreshing drinks like bissap or zobo. These beverages are prepared ...

African Beauty has come to western shelves and helped me connect to my culture. Here are the brands making an impact. Like many Black Americans of African descent, I grew up removed from my heritage.