DAVENPORT, Iowa – Now open, the Putnam Museum and Science Center’s new exhibition “Akwaaba: West African Cultures” is the second exhibition at the World Culture Gallery. The World Culture Gallery showcases cultures from around the world, as evidenced by the museum’s historical collection and rich partnership within the international Quad Cities community. Affiliated with the […]
Who will win the crown? : There will be a best dressed contest during the event. Photo by Rechelle Zammit From Afro dancing to tasty food and a fashion show, A Taste of African Cultures on Saturday will showcase the diverse cultures of the continent. St Paul’s African House plans to hold its biggest event […]
After a two-year hiatus, Africultures Festival is back – and even bigger than before. For the first time, the African Community Festival – which celebrates the continent’s multitudes of cultures – will take over Sydney Olympic Park’s Cathy Freeman Park on Saturday 7 May. The day-long festival will feature cultural workshops, including an Ethiopian coffee […]
Have you ever thought about how some major religious holidays were celebrated around the world? African cultures are diverse, attached to customs, traditions and folklore that are mostly intertwined with monotheistic religions such as Islam and Christianity. Senegal, a country in West Africa, is no exception to these folk practices, most of the main religious […]
The historic 4X game Humankind is getting its first expansion pack this month. The Cultures of Africa DLC is slated to launch on January 20 and will add six new cultures to the 60 existing cultures present in the base game, with one new culture per era. The DLC, which you can pre-order on Steam […]
Chido Dzinotyiwei, 25, is the founder of an innovative learning tool: Vambo Academy. The tool allows users to explore and discover the world of African languages. The online academy aims to make African cultures and languages accessible online. Born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, 25-year-old Chido Dzinotyiwei was going through a gap year […]
Nora Fatehi has won the title of Ultimate Bollywood Dance Diva, thanks to her immensely popular dance numbers. She is often seen in unconventional looks on par with global trends of international pop icons. Originally from North Africa, Nora showcased a mix of diverse cultures and styles from different parts of Africa in her latest […]
Small glass and brass beads, dyed porcupine quills, cotton and polyester fabric and sinew embellished this circa 1900 Sioux skin cape, made by Julia Jordan, Oglala, for her daughter , MaryJulia. It fetched $37,500 from an American museum and was the highest price at the sale. Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions […]
The conference, which took place under the theme “Africa Speaks: Fronting Restitution and Repatriation of Artefacts, Human Remains, Objects and Archives from African Countries” explored issues of restitution, return and repatriation of African cultural property held in Africa. outside the continent through presentations, exhibitions and panel discussions. UNESCO supported the participation of heritage experts and […]
BY WINSTONE ANTONIO The GOVERNMENT has approved the hosting of the third edition of the International Conference of African Cultures (ICAC) 2021 which will take place from 23 to 25 November at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) in Harare. Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa told a post-Cabinet press conference on Tuesday that ICAC 2021 seeks […]
Before Western colonization and forced influence, there were African LGBTQ cultures across the continent that accepted different gender expressions and sexualities. In fact, the earliest recorded gay couple in history dates back to ancient Egypt. King Mwanga II of Buganda (now Uganda) was most likely queer. (It’s him in the photo above.) The traditional Igbo […]
“Diversity counts”: Afro Fest presents African cultures and history The 3rd annual Afro Fest filled Omaha with music, dancing and delicious food. All in the hope of showcasing African cultures and creating a feeling of diversity. Update: September 6, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. CDT Afro Fest has brought many different cultures over 7,000 miles away […]
BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO The NATIONAL Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) invites authors to submit papers for the third edition of the International Conference of African Cultures (ICAC – 2021) which will take place virtually and physically from November 17-19. The theme of this year’s three-day conference is: Africa speaks: Confronting the restitution and repatriation of artefacts, […]
Wakanda may not have been real, but the Black Panther Costume designer Ruth Carter and Hannah Beachler, the film’s production designer, both drew on very real tribes and cultures to represent the diverse peoples that make up the nation of Wakanda. In Black Panther, Wakanda is a kingdom made up of several different tribes, each […]