Koyo Kouoh, who will curate the 2026 Venice Biennale, has assembled a huge survey at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts in ...

At Jaja's salon, stories are told, dramas unfold, jokes fly, and immaculate hairstyles tower. Tony-nominated Ghanaian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh delivers us a love letter to the West African ...

Different African communities have developed distinct hairstyles that have crossed the Atlantic into the western world and ...

Self-made African-American business tycoon Madame C.J. Walker stepped out of the past Monday to speak to students at High School West about how they can overcome hardship and be successful. “I am a ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously ...

The three nations have now officially withdrawn from the bloc (AP) The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ...

Set in Harlem’s hottest braid shop on a sweltering 99-degree day, the play revolves around Marie (Jordan Rice), Jaja’s ...

When it comes to enviable hair, you'd be hard-pushed to find someone with more universally appealing locks than Princess Kate. Whether she's posing for portraits, attending exclusive soirees or ...

"The slower pace of life in Sierra Leone gave me time to explore the ideas and narratives of African history, which was never taught in the schools I attended in the West," she explained.

Set at a hair salon in Harlem in 2019, the play brings us into the daily concerns, quirks, crushes, comic clashes and community of the West African immigrant women who work in Jaja’s shop.

From “Barbershop”  and “Beauty Shop” to “Shear Madness” and “Steel Magnolias,” hair emporia have served for years as great settings for plays and movies. They’re community staples, home to countless ...