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Analysis - From the opening credits of the new Netflix six-part series Seven Doors, the viewer is poised for a captivating cinematic experience. An array of sculptures dot the landscape as a montage ...
Take a four-to-five-hour drive from Nairobi or fly daily with commercial airlines from Wilson Airport. Visits to a traditional Maasai boma (village), scenic helicopter rides, guided bush walks, ...
The '80s were rife with many trends, some of them being better left in the past. We're grateful that these kitchens designs ...
Browseabout Books isn’t just where beach readers grab their summer novels—it’s a sprawling 7,000-square-foot labyrinth where ...
Archaeologists recently uncovered extraordinary artifacts from an ancient African Christian community in Israel, according to officials. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the finds ...
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?
Stephens is a hairstyle archaeologist who specialises in recreating how women in ancient Rome and Greece wore their hair. She spoke to the BBC about a museum visit that marked the start of a long ...
La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family, ...
In a world that tells Black women when to smile, how to dress and how to wear our hair, these women are making bold ...
1444: Europeans trade on the West Coast of Africa with people wearing elaborate hairstyles, including locks, plaits and twists. 1619: First slaves brought to Jamestown; African language ...