STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Traditional African garments and beads sparkle in Bendu Dukuly’s Bay Street boutique, only to be outmatched in luster by the shop owner’s enthusiasm. The elegant fashions that ...

Two Nigerian-born siblings are bringing a vibrant mix of traditional African patterns with modern style to Philadelphia! D'IYANU, which launched in 2014, is a trendy clothing store that also gives ...

The make-up of our culture can include — but is not limited to — the things we eat, do and wear. For many Africans and African Americans, African textiles have been around for as long as they can ...

Dashiki Nations has a modern twist on African fashion. Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin.

Two years ago, the clothing brand DIOP was created when Mapate Diop, a New York City native, was wearing a shirt his mother had made to a barbecue — a tunic-style shirt with a traditional African ...

Kwaku Bediako Oduro is a Ghanaian fashion designer and the creative director of the fashion brand Chocolate Clothing, also known as Chocolate Clothes Global. He is known for his Afrocentric designs ...

For many on the continent and among the diaspora, navigating multiple identities via cultural attire is a birthright, but it can create some complications Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your ...

A South African cultural activist says he is still reeling from the humiliation meted out to him for donning traditional attire to a shopping mall in a suburb of Johannesburg. Thando Mahlangu, 35, an ...