Culture & Heritage

African History Month – Our history is ancient and proud, we are beautiful and accomplished. Let us reclaim our family structures, rituals and traditions, respect African spirituality and support black entrepreneurs. We are warriors and survivors. We can do this!Stay safe #silkcottonsecrets #africantraditions #africanhistory #ancestors #ritual #africanspirituality #supportblackbusiness #beautifulpeople #warriors…

Dr. Maulana Karenga founded the Kwaanza celebration more than 50 years ago in 1966, after riots in Los Angeles. The American professor of Africana studies wanted to find a way to bring the community together. Today, the principles and ritual of Kwaanza offer lessons for African families, not just at…

Ekaro! I tried pretty much every hairstyle available to black women but eventually felt most comfortable with my natural hair. Long before African Americans like Colin Kaepernick and Angela Davis popularised black hair as a political statement, Marcus Garvey said “remove the kink from your mind, not your hair.” Over…

As they waited to be put on ships from Ghana in West Africa, our ancestors were subjected to rape, disease and all manner of dehumanisation at forts like Elmina. In the Chapel, the governor and his soldiers prayed. From Africa, the vast majority was brought to the Caribbean. Many perished…