This week the African Students Association at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Chapter of The Links, Incorporated collaborated to create the "Afro-Grooves: Dance Series," which aims to connect ...

You may not know her name, but the striking work of self-taught hair artist Elisabeth Anayes Niouky is certainly turning heads. Niouky, based in the West African country of Senegal, crafts modern ...

Why Black Women Are Reclaiming Loc Hairstyles ...

South African photographer, visual artist and fashion icon Trevor Stuurman has become one of the country’s most sought-after creatives by unapologetically challenging the global perception of African ...

African fashion brands are no longer emerging; they are taking the world by storm. From innovative streetwear to refined luxury, designers across the continent are interpreting modern style while ...

“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” (at the Met through October 26th) is a heartbreak of a show, brilliant in concept, design, and execution. Curated with great feeling and insight by Monica L. Miller, ...

Clothing can be transformative. This exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum transports visitors to the historical moment when nearly an entire continent shed its colonialist attire and stepped onto the ...

Two weeks at the New Music Indaba in Grahamstown have left me thinking about the relevance of the international musical avant-garde for South Africa today. Do the psychotic shriekings of a Mauricio ...

There is something undeniably magnetic about the sharp creases of a tailored suit, the gleam of polished leather shoes, the swish of a silk pocket square. But for Black dandyism, this isn’t just about ...