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Christelle Awa, representing the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was announced as the 2021 winner of the African Most Beautiful USA beauty pageant. It was a night of bliss, fashion, music, and great ...

Congolese choreographer Fabrice Don de Dieu Bwabulamutima believes in the healing power of dance. He travels with his drama and dance company to refugee camps across the Democratic Republic of the ...

“I’ve got one foot in Miami and one foot in the Caribbean,” says Neri Torres, the founder and director of the Ifé-Ilé Dance Company, which will host its 16th annual Ifé-Ilé Afro-Cuban Dance Festival ...

Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star ...

Recently, the White House took historic first steps to end travel restrictions to Cuba. But until an epic Capitol Hill battle, which will likely end in blood, tears, and airline tickets, lifts the ...

Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña — where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives — she had rarely encountered people who ...