Abasi "Manblack" Hanif is a teacher, artist, percussionist, and founder of ‘Livin The Rhythm' event. Hanif teamed up with chef and entrepreneur Rahein Jones. Jones' The New Vegan businesses acquired ...

A pop-up museum has arrived in Grand Rapids celebrating the history, art, music, and stories of African drums. West Michigan Jewels of Africa is hosting the exhibit for three days, February 22-24, ...

Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star ...

Alseny Soumah and Kemoko Sano sat on a window ledge in downtown Oakland on a warm Sunday evening, resting after a hard practice session of their life's work: dancing and drumming. The two men couldn't ...

Kevin Collins remembers dancing in his mother's kitchen to the sounds of "African drums" as a boy. Now, he teaches others to do the same. "I started in my mother's kitchen at the age of 6 years old ...

FLINT, MI — Since the age of five, Kevin “Baba” Collins has had some sort of instrument in his hands and had a hunger for learning about his culture and its history. “I’ve been studying music ever ...

Thanksgiving weekend has a lot of traditions — besides turkey, there’s the parade and Black Friday shopping. Philadelphia is home to another tradition that’s decades strong. The Philly-based African ...

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FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Feb. 14, 2018) -- Members of the Fort Drum community gathered at the Commons on Feb. 13 to celebrate African American History Month. Chaplain (Maj.) J.P. Smith, 10th Mountain Division ...

Fort Jackson honored the contributions of African-Americans Feb. 23 during an African-American/Black History Month luncheon at the NCO Club. The theme of this year's event was "African Americans in ...

In the second part of our 3-Step series, Shiba Melissa Mazaza looks at the ways in which the newest evolution of Afro house is bringing musicians together and inspiring collectivity in Africa ...