Chipo Karumazondo looks at the izimu, a terrifying figure of African folklore. But why exactly is this creature so scary?

African folklore is a key influence on pop culture, but its recognition is long overdue, writes Elizabeth Agyemang.

West African mythology is an integral facet of Nikyatu Jusu’s filmmaking. Whether in her directorial stint on an episode of The CW’s Two Sentence Horror Stories or the melanated day-walking vampires ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — This week's Reading with Robert takes us to the continent of Africa. Author Ada Ari has written several children's books that introduce children to the most loved and shared ...

A group of video game developers have created online comics and mobile games inspired by African folklore.

This interview with Robert Cancel focuses on folklore studies of Africa since the 1970s. The interview indicates that the study of African oral tradition in the 1970s and early eighties revolved ...

Nigerian-Welsh author Natasha Bowen released her second young adult novel focused on her love for Black mermaids, magic, and West African history.

And for African Americans, folklore has played a particularly important part in documenting history too. The year 1619 marked the beginning of African American history, with the arrival of the ...