Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase ...

The infamous 8 minutes, 46 seconds (later revised by prosecutors to 9 minutes, 29 seconds) in which George Floyd, a Black ...

Q: I’ve seen fashion designers promoting clothing based on kente cloth from Ghana. Is it insensitive for non-Ghanaians to wear it? —Lilia Morris | New York City Colorful kente cloth—made of ...

The grand celebration of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s 75th birthday on May 7, at the Manhyia Palace, was not merely an occasion for jubilation, but also a display of his unique traditional attire, which ...

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The kente cloth is a traditional African cloth – the colors and design hold a specific meaning. It is the most popular and best-known of all African textiles. Originally, royalty exclusively wore ...

The kente cloth is a traditional African cloth – the colors and design hold a specific meaning. It is the most popular and best known of all African textiles. Originally, royalty exclusively wore ...

The members, dressed in West African kente cloth to protest Trump after reports he called some African nations "shithole countries," sat stone-faced and unmoved. “Unemployment claims have ...