For decades, African-American folklore failed to capture mainstream attention and remained in a perpetually precarious position, always on the verge of being lost.

For African slaves, folk tales were a way of remembering their past and keeping their culture alive. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

Compiled and edited by Roger D Abrahams, a major folklorist, African-American Folktales: Stories from Black Traditions in the New World (Pantheon Books, 1985), takes us into worlds often concealed ...

African American folklore on 'Morning Show' Oct 25, 2023 Oct 25, 2023 Updated Nov 28, 2024; Getting your Trinity Audio player ready ...

african american narratives and folktales Family legends, personal experience stories, folktales, and collected oral histories make up the repertoire of Gladys Coggswell.

Obi Nwazota has left his mark on Chicago: He’s an architect and owner of the design firm Orange Skin; he once owned a Wicker Park clothing store and a Nigerian restaurant in Rogers Park.

RICHMOND, Va. -- A favorite festival is returning to celebrate African American Folklore in Jackson Ward. A mother and daughter team with the Elegba Folklore Society with the Juneteenth Freedom ...

Watch: Activist Bree Newsome Brings African-American Folklore to Life in 'Wake' ...

Exploring and sharing traditional stories of African heritage through drumming, dance and story is the essence of Orisirisi African Folklore. Don and Tutu performed last week at The Zeiders ...

When Robert Weil, the editor-in-chief and publishing director of Liveright, approached Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar with the idea of putting together “The Annotated African American ...