With September being Heritage Month in South Africa, it seems fitting that we look at what some of Africa’s traditional heritage is like. Although this is celebrated only in South Africa, the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Traditional African garments and beads sparkle in Bendu Dukuly’s Bay Street boutique, only to be outmatched in luster by the shop owner’s enthusiasm. The elegant fashions that ...

When it comes to traditional African attire for men, caps and hats are worn with the outfit. Here are some popular caps and hats in Africa. Kofia in East Africa and Kofi in West Africa Kofia is worn ...

The make-up of our culture can include — but is not limited to — the things we eat, do and wear. For many Africans and African Americans, African textiles have been around for as long as they can ...

A South African cultural activist says he is still reeling from the humiliation meted out to him for donning traditional attire to a shopping mall in a suburb of Johannesburg. Thando Mahlangu, 35, an ...

The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has urged Ghanaians to make it a habit of wearing African ...

Beyond the confines of fashion, these brands are part of a broader movement that recognizes the influential role diasporas play in reshaping global perceptions. African communities abroad act as ...

Kwaku Bediako Oduro is a Ghanaian fashion designer and the creative director of the fashion brand Chocolate Clothing, also known as Chocolate Clothes Global. He is known for his Afrocentric designs ...

University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art staff and community curators pose for a photo at the opening of "Weaving Narratives: African Textiles in Iowa." Views and voices of the African community in ...