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 ...
Across the continent, beauty isn’t just skin deep - it’s in the grace, strength and diversity that unite African women from ...
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 ...
Two years ago, the clothing brand DIOP was created when Mapate Diop, a New York City native, was wearing a shirt his mother had made to a barbecue — a tunic-style shirt with a traditional African ...
On Tuesday, November 28, Kenya's parliament made a controversial decision to prohibit the wearing of the Kaunda suit and African traditional attire. The Kaunda suit, named after the late Zambian ...