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Kwanzaa And The Seven Principles

When I first came to the United States, people always asked if I celebrated Kwanzaa. I had never heard of the holiday, but it wasn’t long before I was curious enough t...

Did you see us on on Shark Tank?

The experience was crazy and incredible. It was the most intense roller coaster ride of my life. First, I want to thank every single person who had any part in the ex...

The Igbo People of Nigeria

Africa is a culturally diverse continent, with thousands of distinct and unique tribes. One of the largest single ethnic groups in Africa is that of the Igbo people, n...

The Amazing Amazingh of North Africa

Today, we’re highlighting North Africa’s Amazingh people. The Amazingh (or Imazinghen) live in communities across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mali, Niger...

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...

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...

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 simple ...

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