The Blog

How Senegalese Baby Showers are Different

Over the past few weeks and months, I’ve had friends worldwide celebrating the birth of a new baby. I love seeing the pictures, but still, it’s made me a bit homesick....

The Twa People

Africa is such a beautiful, diverse continent. One of the things we love most in this journey is not only teaching others about our culture, but learning about other p...

The Venda People

At Expedition Subsahara, we find happiness in learning about other cultures. Today’s spotlight is on the Venda people, who occupy the northeastern corner of South Afri...

How the Senegalese celebrate Ramadan

Ramadan kicked off over the weekend. Because of its large Muslim population (95.6%), Ramadan is a big part of Senegalese culture. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from ...

It’s International Women’s Day!

At Expedition Subsahara, we love to celebrate women every single day, but especially this day. Many of you know this company was founded by two fierce women - one from...

The Serer People of Senegal

We love learning about other cultures, and today’s spotlight is on the Serer people. Numbering more than 1 million in Senegal, the Serer people are the third largest ...

On Kindness: A Lesson From the Soninke People

In Wolof (my native language), the word for foreigner is “Lacukate,” and it translates to someone who speaks a different language. Your neighbor could be lacukate if t...

The Deep Roots of the Gullah Geechee

We’re frequently asked if we’re a part of the Gullah Geechee People. Most of us are a part of the Wolof tribe in Senegal, West Africa, but the Gullah Geechee People ar...

Ringing In 2022 Together!

One of my favorite adages is Swahili saying, “Ubuntu.” It means, "I am, because we are." It’s a sentiment that says we are better and stronger together, and that we ea...

The Fulani Tribe

Africa is a continent of beautiful cultures and people. Today, the spotlight is on the Fulani. Also referred to as Fula, Fulbe or Peuls, the Fulani are known as the wo...

ES x Lulu & Georgia

One of our favorite African proverbs is, “Until the lion can speak, the story will always glorify the hunter.” Over the past four years, I’ve told this proverb over a...

Grassroots

As fiber artists, we talk a lot about our materials, but we don’t talk a lot about what it takes to get those materials, namely the elephant grass. It’s not as simpl...