“I was on the platform,” she recalls, “and suddenly, ‘Kufi’ started playing from someone’s speaker. The lyrics filled the station. It gave me goosebumps. I thought, ‘This is the song ...

SUNY Cortland will recognize the achievements of graduating seniors who have embraced both their own diversity and that of the campus with its annual Kente Celebration on Saturday, April 5. This year, ...

Kufi is considered to be part of a garment. Kufis can be worn casually as well as to special occasions. Kufis is a combination of various fabrics: Brocade (cotton), Mud Cloth, Wool, Kente ...

He is the convener of the Rights of Nature Ghana Movement. Asante kente is a cloth that embodies the cultural heritage and history of the Asante people. The Asantes are a major ethnic group in ...

Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase ...

The recent inscription of Kente fabric, among other African items and practices into Unesco’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a milestone in the global ...

For women, a beautifully wrapped kente or Ankara fabric dress can be both ... Men might opt for a kufi hat, a nod to traditional African headwear. When choosing traditional clothing, consider ...

Indeed, kente represents a significant cultural symbol that seems to bring Ghanaians together as one people. Traditionally, Kente was worn by royalty and during significant ceremonies. Each colour ...

“It all brings you back to the beach: the colours, the textures, the lights.” Despite Loua’s love of Kente, a traditional fabric found in Ghana and parts of West Africa, this collection ...

The Kente can be used to create outfits such as more stylish shirts ... with dark colored trousers or shorts and for a more spiced up look, with the traditional kufi cap.

Leela Willard is driven to help people in marginalized communities have access to better mental health care. Willard got into becoming a therapist after she went to a mental health care conference ...

Willard got into becoming a therapist at Kente Circle after she went to a mental health care conference hosted by Kente Circle. Willard said that was the first time she had a feeling that being a ...