The cowrie shells have been long revered in Black and African cultures, symbolizing community, protection, resistance, and ...

The shells are often viewed as currency. However, they hold a deeper meaning, especially when worn during the inaugural ...

For the most part, people were dressed for a somber affair in a sea of unremarkable navy and dark earth tones. However, one ...

Recipients of the Scholarship will: have your their tuition fees paid for throughout their degree, excluding any intercalation, study abroad or industrial placement years; receive an annual ...

Elon Musk’s critics blast his ‘Fascist salute’ at inaugural event while Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wears symbolic cowrie shells.

While all eyes were on President Donald Trump during his second inauguration, the country’s first Black female Supreme Court ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: More jobs and no 'nuisance taxes' - Ghanaians' great expectations A love letter to attiéké, Ivory Coast's ...

1,200 BC: Cowrie Shells The first use of cowries, the shell of a mollusc that was widely available in the shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, was in China. Historically, many ...

More than 100 financially disadvantaged Black British students are to have their university tuition fees fully funded by a new scholarship programme. The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation (CSF), has ...