These post-Ileya festivals are full of music, dancing, bright traditional clothes, and plenty of joy. They bring people ...

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African fashion has flourished in terms of creativity and innovation in recent years, and is attracting global attention.Designers and labels are churning out garments that reflect African cities and ...

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

Now more than ever, young adults everywhere are 100 times hyper-conscious about how they look and what they wear—think social ...

They say art is subjective, which is the case for the newest Black woman statue in New York City’s iconic Times Square.

For Michelle Adepoju, lightning struck during a post-college trip in Western Africa. As a teen Adepoju, who was raised in the ...

The fashion industry in Africa comprises accomplished designers whose creations have received global recognition.

Here we highlight seven works of art discussed in papers in the special issue – from stories of childhood sexual experiences to bold fashion shows, musical films to maverick lesbian novels. They show ...

The 43-year-old ceramicist is a Nigerian and recent Canadian citizen who has been making pottery for nearly two decades, describing his work as an ode to traditional African pottery with a modern ...

He is "trying to get them onboard", he says. Perhaps seeing the Doctor wearing traditional Nigerian clothing, squeezing his way through a quintessential Lagos market and getting caught up in local ...

Edebiri is half Bajan, half Nigerian. “He's one of the dandiest men I know, whether he’s power-clashing to go to the office, or in traditional Edo clothes at the Emmys with me,” she said ...