BAFRO Managing Editor I never imagined Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. would pick up the phone. It was 2012. On June 14 of that year, ...

Back in Bahia" in the International Institute gallery showcases Afro-Brazilian artwork before the collection is sent back to ...

When Stick Mareebo arrived in Melbourne in the late 1980s, Jamaican sound system culture was essentially non-existent. “I used to have to travel up to Sydney to listen to a sound system called ...

New research documents the positive impacts that Afro-descendant populations have had on tropical ecosystems in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Suriname. The study found that deforestation rates are ...

Jessica “Jess” L. Martinez, a woman from New York, has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest afro on a living person (female). Her impressive afro measured 29 cm (11.42 in) tall, 31 cm (12.2 ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --A New York woman's afro was certified as the world's largest -- measuring 6 feet, 2.87 inches in circumference -- and she was officially crowned by her predecessor. Aevin Dugas, who ...

Jessica Martinez has set a new Guinness World Record with her 6-foot Afro. A New York woman has set a Guinness World Record with her Afro, which measures 190 centimeters (about 6 feet 3 inches) in ...

When most people think of “outdoor recreation,” their minds immediately jump to hiking, camping, or kayaking. But as Dr. Shirley A. Jackson, volunteer leader for Outdoor Afro Oregon and west regional ...

Born Bianca Miquela Landrau in Boston, Massachusetts, the 34-year-old rapper has been steadily building her career since appearing on Sisterhood of Hip Hop and signing with Pharrell’s label a decade ...

IZMIR — On one of the first warm days in September, members of the tiny Afro-Turk community gathered in the city center of Izmir, in western Turkey. Women in bright printed dresses wore regal headwear ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — More than 11.3 million people live in Bolivia. Around 23,000 identified as Afro in a 2012 census, the first and only time they appeared as a distinct category. YUNGAS, Bolivia ...

The African American Film Critics Association and the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association are teaming up to spotlight Afro-Latino filmmakers with the return of the Afro-Latino Short Film ...