The Afro is more than a hairstyle; it is a powerful symbol of identity, resilience, and Black pride. Throughout history, Black women have worn the Afro as a celebration of their natural beauty, a ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --A New York woman's afro was certified as the world's largest -- measuring 6 feet, 2.87 inches in circumference -- and she was officially crowned by her predecessor. Aevin Dugas, who ...

Exhausted, denounced and hounded but never intimidated, three African women were among 21 female activists from around the world that the US is celebrating this week for their relentless bravery in ...

The festival opened at BFI Southbank on 23 October with BEN'IMANA, from Rwandan filmmaker Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, who ...

Accra, Oct 27, GNA – Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for a deliberate reckoning with the gap ...

Across the Americas Afro-descendant women have played a fundamental role in the care economy, production, and community ...

You may not know her name, but the striking work of self-taught hair artist Elisabeth Anayes Niouky is certainly turning heads. Niouky, based in the West African country of Senegal, crafts modern ...

The Digital African Woman, DAW, has launched a new ecosystem to help African women entrepreneurs scale their businesses across borders, with access to markets, finance and digital tools.The ...

It is already very difficult to be a Black woman who embraces her natural curls. Now, studies show that there is something called an "Afro-Tax" that those with curls and coils could be facing. An Afro ...

The Afro is more than a hairstyle; it is a powerful symbol of identity, resilience, and Black pride. Throughout history, Black women have worn the Afro as a celebration of their natural beauty, a ...