The Azanian Sea

Mweso, a Buganda variant of Bao Click links for  bao and hawalis Each player has 32 men. The object of the game is to capture al...

At the Schomburg Center for Black Culture in New York City there is a great exhibit currently running on Africans in the Indian Ocean World....

I can’t say enough about this book. Over 50 years old, it is still worth revisiting for the force for which it makes its defense of African ...

Interesting article...Doesn't this confirm that the bourgeoisie class is the class that begins to 'collect' art? And that the Af...

From: Peter Alegi Subject: WEB: Africa Past and Present Podcast - episode 29 now available Episode 29 of Africa Past and Present -- the p...

ZANZIBARIS should honour Kiswahili, and take full responsibility of preserving the Isles culture instead of blaming the government or foreig...

In honor of the passing of this scholarly giant, an interview from 1995 on African origins, race, and science. Peace.

I can say I have had the tremendous privilege of seeing Bibi Kidude perform live. It was an experience I will NEVER forget!

Waiting in Addis Abbaba airport for my flight in DC, and there is much to reflect on these past few days. However, my mind is very cloudy--I...

Excerpts from an interview by Clayton Perry on BlogCritic Magazine. Pictures from the Kennedy Center Performance, Feb...

full article here The Black Sidis of Gujarat are a tribal Sufi community of East African origin which came to India eight centuries ago and ...

This is a series of shots I took of (and with!) the beautiful, famous, ornate carved wooden doors of Zanzibar. The doors themselves reflecte...