The practice is based on African oral performance, which uses call-and-response methods rather than written text to communicate with others. Sage Floyd, a third-year graduate student pursuing an MFA, ...

This title is a hackneyed adaptation of Jesus Christ’s submission that “a prophet is without honour in his own country,” as recounted in the Bible in Mark chapter 6 verse 4. The scripture speaks to ...

For several centuries, West Africa has experienced mental, social, political and spiritual upheavals that have shaped its ...

Two Patron Saints of Classical Philosophy (2017), accords the African oral tradition a contemptible status of a case of mere preservation and accumulation without intellectual manifestation of ...

Gothataone Moeng’s debut story collection moves between the quiet rhythms of Serowe, a rural village in Botswana, and the ...

It blends African languages with English ... Helena Gullah elders and singers to help preserve the oral tradition that is Gullah music. The "Lowcountry" album, released in 2023 and featured ...

How does the term 'Renaissance' distort the narrative of African liberation? Gillian Schutte sounds the call for ...

What they do is having learned that tradition, they then improvise. It's how we interpret how to make a quilt," said Marie dePorres Taylor, president of the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland.

They're passing on the tradition of what happened to Jesus, what he stood for and what he did, orally, by telling it and retelling it.... The fact that we're dealing in oral medium of story ...

African textiles are rich with history and culture, often carrying hidden meanings in their intricate patterns. More than just decorative, these textiles serve as a form of communication ...

Courtesy Sanford Biggers According to African American oral tradition, people escaping slavery via the underground railroad relied on a code sewn into quilts, which were hung in windows or over ...