African Diaspora

Esther Mahlangu, Esther Mahlangu exhibition, Esther Mahlangu Johannesburg, Esther Mahlangu South Africa, theGrio.com
89-year-old South African artist Esther Mahlangu’s unmistakable style is the focus of an exhibition honoring her and her work.
/ December 29, 2024
Kwanzaa, What is Kwanzaa, theGrio.com
Kwanzaa, a seven-day communal event reinforcing self-determination and unity in the face of oppression, spans December 26 through New Year’s…
/ December 26, 2024
Zimbabwe Christmas Tombstones, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe holiday traditions, Zimbabwe holiday tombstones, tombstone unveilings Zimbabwe, theGrio.com
Zimbabweans traditionally use holidays such as the Christmas season to hold joyous graveyard rites and invitations for ancestral spirits to…
/ December 24, 2024
South African deaf farmers, Matebogo Victoria, South Africa Deaf Farmers, Voiceout Deaf farming collective, job skill for deaf people, job skills for disabled people, theGrio.com
The Voiceout Deaf farming collective was created by South African entrepreneur Matebogo Victoria to help deaf people find sustainable work.
/ December 9, 2024
Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts, Dakar Biennale. African Arts, African artists, Senegalese artists, theGrio.com
For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment.
/ December 4, 2024
Botswana's government says the huge diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It's the biggest diamond found since…
/ August 23, 2024
Jollof rice, Jollof wars, Jollof, Jollof debate, West Africa, West African food, West African dishes, West African Jollof, Jollof-gate, Jamie Oliver, High on the Hog, Almeda DC, Dakar NOLA, Where is Jollof from, Is Jollof Nigerian, Is Jollof from Ghana, Jollof Senegal, theGrio.com
As jollof rice enters U.S.' culinary scene, chefs talk appropriation, appreciation and why it's West Africa's so revered, debated dish.
/ August 22, 2024
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Nigeria, Mother's Day, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, theGrio.com
Meghan Markle celebrates women leaders while in conversation with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
/ May 16, 2024
Guirlaine Reveil watches her son Jadlenzky Louis write about a drawing she made by her daughter Nhora Lynn Fedorat Louis
In a bid to help save Haiti’s youngest generation, the country is pushing to dispel a long-standing taboo on talking…
/ May 13, 2024
The couple, invited to the West African nation by its military, were treated to different bouts of dancing, starting from…
/ May 13, 2024
The couple, in Nigeria for the first time, visited the Lightway Academy college, which gets support from their Archewell Foundation.
/ May 10, 2024
More than 100 bamboo plantings dot the ground around Dandora secondary school. Students hope the grass would help to filter…
/ May 5, 2024