The history of African beaded jewelry dates back thousands of years. Beads were used in trade and communication before they ...

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At the Johari Africa gift shop in Clarkston, the holidays arrive with color, texture, and stories stitched into belts, bags, ...

Through dazzling beadwork, a mixed-media art exhibit celebrates African Yoruba heritage and family traditions from a rising ...

In his recent work, Thames has been interested in the Black radical tradition, a philosophy that rejects colonial attitudes, ...

6 October 2025 - Last month, UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division hosted the fourth session of its Development Policy Seminar Series on the World Economic Situation and Prospects. The ...

As South Africans celebrate Heritage Day this September, one local entrepreneur is making it her mission to keep cultural traditions alive — one bead at a time. For Phindile Millicent Msiza, a proud ...

Ralph Ziman estimates he was 13 or 14 years old the first time he had a gun pulled on him in anger. It was the mid 1970s, and he was with friends outside a shopping mall in the northern suburbs of his ...

African beadwork is a beautiful and intricate art form that has been practiced for centuries. It reflects the diversity of cultures, traditions, and histories of the continent. Each region has its own ...

Maria Lekidayo, a star beader, among other women from Melako Conservancy, addresses the press in Marsabit. The rhythmic click of beads against thread has taken on new meaning in Pamela Morijo's hands.

Under the leadership of Thenjiwe Pretty Nkogatsi, the Annointed Hands collective in South Africa produces intricate panels of beadwork—carefully designed and envisioned by Ziman—which are then shipped ...