For weeks now, members of various Garífuna communities have been gathered in front of the Supreme Court of Justice of ...

La conmemoración del 'Mes de la herencia africana en Honduras' comenzó hoy con una serie de actividades culturales en los diversos pueblos de la cultura negra situados en la región caribeña del país ...

La presentadora española Lara Álvarez demostró su destreza en el baile moviéndose al ritmo de la punta, durante su visita a la comunidad Garifuna de Corozal, en La Ceiba, Honduras. En el video ...

On a recent Saturday, a boisterous crowd of families, friends and lovers danced together to cumbias, reggaeton and merengue at High Tide, a bar and music venue downtown. Suddenly everyone went silent ...

PUNTA GORDA, Honduras -- When Reina Martinez speaks to her 14-year-old granddaughter, she uses Garifuna, the language of her youth in this colorful island village. But when Cassandra Ballesteros ...

Before J. King moved to New York 20 years ago, he was a legend in his home country of Honduras. His Punta rock band, Black Fever, had a hectic tour schedule, and their music–featuring the drum-based ...

The Triunfo de la Cruz region has been embroiled in a struggle to save their ancestral land from developers and drug traffickers Fears are growing for the safety of five black indigenous men in ...

Drumming on the beach, moving in time with junkanu dancers and eating heaping plates of mashed plantain soaked in coconut stew – more than likely these aren’t the experiences you imagine while ...

Latin Roots reporter Rachel Faro is back to introduce World Cafe listeners to Garifuna music. Faro wears many hats: She's an artist and record producer who owns the Ashe record label, which ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. The most iconic dish of ...