Storytelling has always been at the heart of African culture . Long before written records, African communities relied on ...

The co-curators and performers of Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual celebration of hip-hop and poetry talk about this year’s theme of “The New Storyteller.” The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- Their parents and grandparents were venerated storytellers, wandering poets known as griots who sang praises to kings, crooned family histories at weddings and delivered ...

Jocelyn Green (Left) and Shania Alford (Right) listened during the annual Kwanzaa Celebration at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum on Dec. 28 in Catonsville, Maryland. The program in it ...

Featuring presentations by Dr. Dena Jennings and Michael Carter Jr., this year’s Juneteenth program at The Arts Center in Orange focused on the art of storytelling—emphasizing the tradition of griots.

There is a deep and sacred legacy of storytelling within African American history. It is not simply a cultural expression, it is a form of preservation. Through oral traditions; history, education, ...

The Opener is The FADER's short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. From the day he was born, Kaito Winse was meant to preserve history. Like his father and ...

October 17, 2025, is black poetry day. In fact, it's the 40th anniversary of when it began in 1985 to honor Jupiter Hammon.