From biblical times to the present, she’s been an elusive figure who’s proved highly adaptable — a wise and powerful monarch; an idolatrous sun worshiper; the founding mother of an Ethiopian dynasty; ...

The first whispered reports of a fabulous stone palace in the heart of southern Africa began dribbling into the coastal trading ports of Mozambique in the 16 th century. In his 1552 Da Asia, the ...

Halle Berry played her in a made-for-TV movie. In the film “Black Is King,” Beyoncé describes herself as an heir to her legacy. In the Starz TV series “American Gods,” she’s a love goddess who devours ...

As Black History Month unfolds, it’s a time to reflect on the past and celebrate the strides made toward a vibrant future. In ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church dates the top-down Christianization of Aksum circa 330 AD with King Ezana’s conversion to the monotheistic religion, under the influence of bishop Frumentius. Although ...