Originating from Ghana, Kente cloth is perhaps one of the most recognizable African textile. Traditionally, it is woven with ...

The work of the African American quilters Laverne Brackens and Sherry Byrd, who continue the thread of the family tradition, ...

Two centuries later, a number of women in Oakland are recreating the Underground Railroad quilt. It’s one of the annual ...

Women are wearing local fabrics in western designs; men are wearing western fabrics in local designs. This reflects the ...

Andrews visits an expert modern pleater, George Kalajian of Tom’s Sons International Pleating, a family-run store in New York ...

Analysis - African fashion has flourished in terms of creativity and innovation in recent years, and is attracting global attention.

By Mabel Delassie AWUKU Bella, a young entrepreneur in Accra, once dismissed the idea of wearing Ghanaian prints daily. To ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

Top on the guest list is the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, globally renowned for his efforts in ...

As AfDB shareholders prepare to pick the bank’s next president, they must consider dropping its Bretton Woods’ style ...

Global Fest in West Bend is a new two-day event that will feature cultural music, food and different artisans.