Folktales like the one about the King Buzzard, created in America to explain the origin of African slaves, gave to these different people a common origin on the distant continent." This account comes ...

Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1. Historian and author Carter ...

“Anansi has been one of my favorite trickster characters for a very long time, and I’m very surprised even now how many people don’t know who Anansi is, mostly because African folklore isn ...