Benin City has grown from the historic Kingdom of Benin into a vibrant metropolis with the new Museum of West African Art.

Ancient DNA from southern Africa is rewriting the story of our species, revealing that some early humans in this region lived ...

Africa has long been known as the cradle of humanity. Fossils, tools and genetics all point there. Yet the deeper story of ...

Introduction -- Early popular culture: sources and silences -- Mines, migrant labour and township culture -- The city and the road -- The crowd, the state -- and songs -- The media: globalisation and ...

Giulio Lucarini receives funding for this study from the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and ISMEO – International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies, Italy. He is affiliated ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient human genomes from southernmost Africa, shedding new light on early human history in a region known for its rich archaeological past. The DNA of 13 individuals ...

Karnak Temple in Luxor Egypt Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Abrilla The Pyramids of Egypt have been greeting the rising sun for over 5000 years and the Horemakhet (Great Sphinx), for over 8000 years ...

FILE - Archbishop of Washington Wilton Gregory, left, greets parishioners following Mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington in this June 2019 photo. Gregory was the first African American in charge ...

President Trump’s 2017 tour of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture seems a distant memory. By Erica L. Green Using the full power of the federal government, ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) celebrates Women’s History Month by honoring Black women who spearheaded the fight for justice, equality and change.