Once revered as ancestral messengers and custodians of sacred tradition, masquerades across Nigeria are increasingly morphing into tools of fear, violence, and lawlessness. From Enugu to Osun and ...

On this edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with author, artist, and anthropologist Dr. Umi Vaughan to ...

ICE agents attempted to question a group of middle and high school-aged U.S. citizens about their immigration status.

Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals are ostensibly a rap group, but it feels reductive to call God’s Black Tears a rap album. Terming it “experimental” is nebulous to the point of insult. The artists ...

US President Donald Trump hailed West Africa's rich natural resources as he hosted five of its leaders Wednesday for a White ...

The legendary jazz drummer played with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, and Stan Getz. His new memoir tells all—and lays out his ...

France’s National Assembly has formally approved on Monday, July 7, the return of the sacred Djidji Ayôkwé drum to Ivory ...

After the French parliament voted on Monday to return to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the ...

After the French parliament voted on Monday to return to Ivory Coast a “talking drum” that colonial troops took from the ...

France's parliament on Monday approved returning to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the Ebrie ...

France's parliament on Monday approved the return of the Djidji Ayokwe, a prized drum, to Ivory Coast, more than a century ...

After the French parliament voted on Monday to return to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the ...