This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In Canada’s largest city, locals have gotten used to the number ...

The "Preamble" and "Articles" of the Free African Society (FAS) provide a succinct portrait of the organization, the first of its kind in Philadelphia, and probably the first in America. Established ...

Livelihood diversity wasn't just a feature of ancient African societies; it was key to survival. New research covering millennia of African history reveals that livelihood diversification enabled ...

1. Introduction: Africa and its people -- 2. People and environment: The bushmen of south west Africa / L. Fourie -- The Bemba -their country and diet / Audrey I. Richards -- Rice, a Malagasy ...

Black Philadelphians have been shaping the city’s history for centuries. From founding the nation’s first African Methodist ...

Benedetta Rossi receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon2020 research and innovation programme, grant agreement no. 885418. Governments and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown early farming society from the Neolithic period, otherwise known as the New Stone Age, a study reports. Research conducted at the ...

I found a death return on FamilySearch for a 60-year-old named George White who was buried the week of Aug. 28, 1848, in the churchyard cemetery of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in ...

African societies' cultures are intrinsically linked to color. From fabrics to clothing, products, sculptures, and architecture, various societies explore rich and vibrant colors that are vivid, ...

Reviewed by Cecilia Durojaye in African music (Grahamstown, South Africa) 10 (3) 2017, pages 170-173 (ML5.A25 AFA). AFA copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. African Drumming: ...