Every gardener knows: critters can be your worst enemy when trying to grow food. But most wouldn’t expect a snake to be a part of the problem. That conflict between gardener and animal is at the heart ...

Netflix recently launched the African Folktales Anthology at the Kalasha Film Festival held in Nairobi, Kenya with a glamorous event that attracted industry talents across sub-Saharan Africa. The ...

As autumn sets in and the days grow shorter, the tradition of storytelling takes on a special charm. The crisp air, crackling fires and the quiet mystery of the season make it an ideal time to dive ...

Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : ...

Browsing through a weighty new anthology called The Annotated African American Folk Tales is a journey across space and time. In one chapter called "Defiance and Desire," there's a section devoted to ...

An African proverb originating from the Ewe tribe, a West African group nation whose largest population (over 3 million) currently resides in Ghana, reads as follows: “Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no ...

The City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department presents a children’s theater performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre in recognition of Black History Month, 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at ...

A year ago, Netflix and UNESCO issued a call for submissions for an African Folktales competition. It would be the opportunity of a lifetime for emerging African filmmakers and storytellers to create ...

There is an African folktale about a race between a hare and a chameleon. The speedy hare is winning, while the much slower chameleon tries without success to overtake him. Then the chameleon has an ...