WASHINGTON (7News) — This week's Reading with Robert takes us to the continent of Africa. Author Ada Ari has written several children's books that introduce children to the most loved and shared ...

The Folklore, a New York City-based online concept store and wholesale showroom that distributes luxury and emerging designer brands from Africa, has partnered with Orange Mentorship, the educational ...

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Nationally recognized storyteller Mary Carter Smith died Tuesday of renal failure at the Genesis Eldercare Cromwell Center in Towson. She was 88. Smith?s unmatched ability to bring African folklore to ...

The Folklore Group is undertaking a new effort to ensure retailers know exactly where to find and buy products from African and diasporic brands, which many have pledged to carry on their store ...

In a fashion industry that loves to celebrate European aesthetics, African fashion, which provides the same chic and colorful essence is hardly celebrated. And beyond dashikis and tribal prints, there ...

Obi Nwazota has left his mark on Chicago: He’s an architect and owner of the design firm Orange Skin; he once owned a Wicker Park clothing store and a Nigerian restaurant in Rogers Park. His next ...

Gaining a foothold in today’s fashion market is difficult for any designer. It’s even more difficult for designers in Africa as there haven’t been any established paths to build significant exposure ...

The Folklore, an online retailer that stocks contemporary pieces by African designers, is now reaching an even wider audience thanks to its latest collaboration with the luxury fashion platform ...