The curtain goes up on A Rag, a Bone, and a Hank of Hair, a ballet reconstructed for and performed by the Philadelphia Dance Company, and the audience senses from the opening minutes that they had bet
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The açai berry (ah-sigh-EE’) — it’s today’s new “superfood.” Given the claims — fast and effortless weight loss, reduced wrinkles, bolstered immune system, enhanced sexual desire — a
BY Valerie Lemke
By 2015, Cameroon could boast the busiest port in Central Africa if an ambitious scheme to transform the palm-fringed beach resort of Kribi goes according to plan.The Kribi seaport construction projec
BY Larry Luxner
As you plan your next fall or winter getaway, whether for pure relaxation or to see basketball megastar LeBron James play with his new team, the Miami Heat, include a stop in West Palm Beach to experi
BY Tyrha Lindsey
The extraordinary artifacts created by African artists have fascinated the world over for centuries. Probably the most notable objects are the masks and figurative sculptures, with their distinctive c
BY Clarence V. Reynolds
You know that exercise is the cornerstone to a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention, as well as a cheerier outlook because of all those happy hormones a good workout creates, but how motivated are
BY Sharon Naylor
Playwright Layon Gray captures a moment in the history of the United States Armed Forces with the compelling drama Black Angels Over Tuskegee. It is the story of Black men who dared to dream of joinin
BY Linda Armstrong
Every year, on the last weekend of July, thousands of Caribbean-Americans cross the border into Toronto, Canada, for the culmination of Caribana, reputedly the largest Caribbean festival in North Amer
BY Salome Kilkenny
Inside the shabby backyard of the Maxson home, there is important work to do — finish building the fence. “Some people build fences to keep people out and other people build fences to keep people
BY Clarence V. Reynolds
Jawn Golo watched flames destroy her home and possessions in the Liberian Civil War and thought that her world was over. “I just thought that was the end of my life,” says Golo, 50. She and her
BY Eddi Trevizo with additional reporting by Salome Kilkenny