The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands ...

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The ...

The wealthy donor who pledged them to the museum asked they be returned to him amid talks to transfer ownership to their ...

Once the largest country in Africa, Sudan was divided into two distinct regions: the predominantly Arab-Muslim north and the ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

As a writer, I like to think of myself as a tour guide to the past. Through my books I give people private tours in the ...

In 1854, he became the first African American to be admitted to the Massachusetts ... Around the turn of the 20th century, about 20 black doctors resided in the city. Most of them maintained practices ...

The presentation, titled ‘Women and Style in the 19th to early 20th century Malta’, will be delivered by fashion historian Caroline Tonna.

He has an unusual fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents — James K. Polk and William McKinley. Both championed what many consider outdated policies that Trump is now trying to ...

Some of the featured artists “are African Americans, some are Caribbeans, some are Africans and some are Afro-descendants,” Barois De Caevel says. “Many enjoyed being free in the streets of ...

RICHARDS / AFP/File In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade ... In 1993, the EU granted preferential customs regimes to the former European colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and ...

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century ... European colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and ...