Josephine Baker Honored at France’s Pantheon
Josephine Baker — the U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist — was inducted into France's Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first Black...
The Bedouin Artist Embroidering Her Heritage Onto Plates
Zenab Grabia didn’t know any female ceramic artists in her community until she became one herself.
By Naama Barak, Zenger News
When Zenab Grabia was...
Cambridge Hands Over Looted Bronze to Nigeria
The Associated Press
A Cambridge University college handed over a bronze cockerel looted from Africa in the 19th century to Nigerian authorities on Wednesday, October...
Gil Scott-Heron Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Prophetic Genius Inspired a Generation of Rappers and Musicians with "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
Trice Edney Newswire
Legendary poet, musician and author Gil Scott-Heron...
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel-winning Author, has Hope in Young
By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
Wole Soyinka, Nigeria's Nobel-winning author, sees his country's many problems — misgoverning politicians, systemic corruption, violent extremists, and kidnapping bandits...
