Griot: A central figure in many West African cultures. Historically, the griot held many functions, including community historian, cultural critic, indigenous artist and collective spokesperson. The ...

GRIOT: A central figure in many West African cultures. Historically, the griot held many functions, including community historian, cultural critic, indigenous artist and collective spokesperson. The ...

The Griot Museum of Black History, located in Old North St. Louis, dedicates their mission to sharing rich history, culture ... of course, with Africa because we think we have to paint that ...

On Hard Knock Radio, Davey D spoke with Professor Butch Ware—hip hop artist, activist, and Green Party vice presidential candidate—about the deep links between culture, politics, and resistance. Ware ...

Veteran journalist and Griot Linda Somiari-Stewart presents ... These books not only celebrate but also reinterpret African cultural heritage, placing women at the center of their narratives ...

(Biography by Maggie Holtzberg, Massachusetts Cultural Council) This event is tied to a course in the English and African and African American Studies ... artist who embodies the very essence of Mande ...