Here, five writers with roots and homes across the continent and diaspora sift through a wide world of sounds for some of the ...

Discover how South Africa has transformed into a global music powerhouse this December, as Afro-house and Amapiano take ...

"The things that make us different and unique should always be celebrated," said Jessica L. Martinez, whose afro measures over 6 feet Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --A New York woman's afro was certified as the world's largest -- measuring 6 feet, 2.87 inches in circumference -- and she was officially crowned by her predecessor. Aevin Dugas, who ...

With an Afro that is more than six feet in circumference, Jessica Martinez set a new Guinness record. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Jessica Martinez was about 12 years old when she stopped using relaxers ...

Jessica Martinez has set a new Guinness World Record with her 6-foot Afro. A New York woman has set a Guinness World Record with her Afro, which measures 190 centimeters (about 6 feet 3 inches) in ...

"I know my mission," says AQUTIE. (Photo by Shen Williams-Cohen) South African-born, Harlem, New York City-raised DJ-producer AQUTIE is unifying the dance world with her signature global African dance ...

PAST ISSUES OF THE AFRO. SO WHEN YOU SEE 1947, IT’S FROM THE YEAR 1947. HISTORY FILLS THESE SHELVES, TELLING THE STORIES THAT BACK THEN WERE IGNORED BY THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. WHEN YOU OPEN THIS UP, YOU ...

World Afro Day is celebrated on the September 15 and this year, the iconic event is tied into the campaign ‘Fix the Law, Not Afro Hair’. Launched in 2017 by Michelle De Leon, World Afro Day has grown ...

The Berkeley Student Cooperative’s Afro House is set to reopen this fall as a pilot graduate and reentry student co-op, following a yearlong closure prompted by low occupancy. The Berkeley Student ...

Let’s get one thing straight! Afro House isn’t just having its moment. It’s been quietly building a continent-spanning, boarder-breaking empire for decades. Only now is the rest of the world just ...