The artist, who died just short of her 100th birthday, subverted racist tropes by turning mammy dolls into warriors and ...

Netflix’s The Polygamist, a Zulu-language drama from South Africa, has become a worldwide hit. The series about a wealthy family torn apart by a husband’s secret second life has drawn millions of ...

Before diving into the world of Orïsha on the big screen in January 2027, fans can prepare for their journey through the fictional Yoruba-inspired world in the pages of Temi Adeyemi’s novel “Children ...

Saar told NPR in 2006, "I'm the kind of person who recycles materials, but I also recycle emotions and feelings." She died ...

As a Black man born and raised in segregated Alabama in the 1940s, Lonnie Johnson faced an uphill battle to achieve success.

The artist, whose powerful work transformed the language of American art, passed away just four days shy of what would have ...

Betye Saar, who scoured flea markets for ordinary items — clocks and window frames, plastic dolls, miniature ships and masks — from which she crafted works of art that explored and exploded images of ...

Assemblage artist Betye Saar, who's known for arming stereotypical images of mammies with deadly weaponry, and has influenced ...

Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.

Roxette and their fans are the latest victims of increasing touring costs and nixed concerts as the Swedish pop rock group announced the cancellation of their scheduled North American tour. In a July ...

Alban Bagbin – Speaker of Ghana Parliament. “I recommend that all of you read this book,” the Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament and keynote speaker, Alban Bagbin, says as he — resplendent in traditional ...

Retail giant Makro has pulled the “Bloo Squishy Cute Ugly Doll” from its online store after a wave of social media backlash over the product’s “offensive” naming and appearance. The viral, baby-shaped ...