In an ambitious effort to revive the rich tapestry of African folklore and breathe new life into traditional narratives, Linda Somiari-Stewart, a seasoned journalist turned author, has released two ...

“I’ve always felt like our stories — our African folktales — deserved a global stage,” she says. When she was younger, Baba was exposed to stories with European foundations, like Hansel & Gretel and ...

Folktales like the one about the King Buzzard, created in America to explain the origin of African slaves, gave to these different people a common origin on the distant continent." This account comes ...