Happy February, and therefore, happy Black History Month! This month is an opportunity to celebrate Black culture and educate ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

Our editors constantly gush about these skin care and beauty brands. When it comes to beauty and fashion, Black founders, ...

A massive oil painting featuring two of Congolese artist Sisqo Ndombe’s haunting “cracked people” welcomes visitors to the ...

When one thinks of the defining TV performances of the past 25 or so years, what comes to mind? For Variety staffers, some of the answers included a teacher-turned-drug kingpin, spies working both for ...

She had round brown eyes, a broad little nose, and skin the color of milk ... she was wearing a third-grader-size black abaya, the full covering Yemeni women use in public after puberty.

Cardboard strips and pins hold the skin in place while it dries on a giraffe ... from the coast of Senegal to Nigeria. Framed against the Nairobi skyline, giraffes roam Nairobi National Park ...

A metalsmith who trained in Senegal has decided to teach the art form to Black girls and women in Berkeley, California. When Karen Smith decided to move to Senegal, she took a chance to leave ...

Khaby Lame, the most followed influencer on TikTok, has been appointed as a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador for his native Senegal, Deadline reports. Raised in ...

For decades, the realness of a Black woman's hair has been questioned. Here, we examine the issue and talked to creator Demi Mykal about her experience.

In 2002, he directed Madame Brouette, a film dedicated to women's empowerment. Sène Absa also produced the daily humorous series Goorgoorlu for Senegalese ... roles for real "black characters ...

The film adaptation of the sensational Nigerian fantasy novel “Children of Blood and Bone” has been teased for years. Finally, in 2024, author Tomi Adeyemi announced an open casting call. But once the ...