Analysis - Thousands of sculpted heads - captive African men, women, and children - meticulously created by the artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, emerge from the soil at the Nkyinkyim Museum, as a sacred ...

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo is a Ghanaian multidisciplinary artist who engages with the histories and legacies of the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism at home and, increasingly, internationally, on ...

Sankofa is mystical bird centuries old from the Akan tribe in Ghana. It carries a message to remember your history to build a ...

A certain resistance to discussion about the toll of American slavery isn’t confined to the least savory corners of the Internet. Last year, in an unsigned (and now withdrawn) review of ...

The role of music is significantly emphasised when considering the sociocultural development of the Black Community against the backdrop of important historical events. If music has had such a ...

When one thinks of slavery in North America, one often thinks of the brutal chattel slavery primarily perpetrated against Black people of African descent in the American South, but Canada has its own ...

The Ashanti people, part of the Akan ethnic group, were known for their military prowess, sophisticated governance, and rich cultural traditions. However, their prominence also intersected with the ...

LOS ANGELES — The national movement to close a so-called slavery loophole in state constitutions was riding a wave of momentum after voters in eight states — including deep-red Alabama and ...

The name Anansi, in fact, comes from the Akan word meaning “spider ... Anansi came to the American shores thanks to the transatlantic slave trade, and in so doing, he entered into American folklore — ...

Today people are taught, when it comes to slavery, America was the worst. Sen. Tim Kaine (D–Va.) actually said, "The United States didn't inherit slavery from anybody; we created it." ...

Chattel slavery may have been abolished after the ... The precast structure will use symbolism from the Akan people. (Courtesy Hines Architecture + Design) The precast structure coated in a ...