“She was a person way ahead of her time,” Kanaga’s friend and fellow photographer Dorothea Lange (1895–1965) once said of her ...

Story behind a 19th-century Lagos photograph featuring three ordinary women traders, teachers, and healers during colonial ...

The International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent is celebrated annually on July 25th. It was established by the United Nations to recognize the contributions and achievements of women ...

A feature from the “In My Corner” campaign—a platform where real friendship becomes real power. Some friendships check in ...

Walter Peeler's journey of resilience after a workplace accident is captured in the 'Portraits of Hope' gallery at the ...

"I feel like when you're Black and you're from here," she said, "the first question everyone asks is, 'There are Black people ...

Discover 11 Black women painters who are redefining contemporary art with powerful, personal, and culturally rich work.

There’s a long list of green skills that women across Africa need so that they can get jobs and start businesses that help the world adapt to climate change.

The year is 2019, and Singapore’s first African café and lounge just landed on the scene. These days, founder Kurt Wagner is ...

When African women acquire green skills, this boosts the whole community's resilience to climate change. It speeds up ways of adapting to climate change and also drives inclusive economic growth.

It might be the most predictable bellwether of the dark cultural moment we’re in. Amy Sherald, the celebrated American ...