President Trump threatened in April to slap a 50% tariff on Lesotho’s exports—one of the steepest rates imposed ...

NC State University senior Khiara Dargan is facing allegations of embezzling nearly $15,000 from the African American Textile Society, where she serves as president.

Voices: African Americans helped build Utah. But our fight for freedom, equality and economic empowerment is far from over. The labor of African Americans is intricate to the very fabric of ...

Olivia Joseph can spot the stories in the stitches in their work as a quilt research fellow for the Mingei International Museum at Balboa Park. The fabrics, the patterns, the designs all reveal ...

Khiara Dargan, a North Carolina State University senior, is under fire for alleged embezzlement after being accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from the African American Textile Society, a ...

Slavery was its fuel. Many stakeholders benefited from the cotton economy — plantation owners in the South, banks in the North, shipping merchants, and the textile industry in Great Britain.

Beneath an opulent chandelier in a sunlit salon, Imane Ayissi’s fall couture show once again fused African tradition with ...

Hosting a holiday event that reflects African American culture can make the gathering feel even more special and meaningful.

Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California, the second BAMPFA exhibition drawn from the Leon collection, after the transcendent Rosie Lee Tompkins show in 2020, demonstrates ...

Quilts carried during the migration of millions of Black people from the South star at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific ...

Its permanent exhibitions showcase African masks, Native American textiles, and contemporary masterpieces, offering visitors a sweeping journey through global artistic traditions.

The federal government revoked $460,000 in federal funding to a Berkeley, Calif., museum housing historic African-American quilts. The funds were to be used to conserve the quilts.