Western education regularly overlooks these monarchs, but theGrio never will. Meet the African kings who deserve recognition. If you leave the telling of your story to others, you’ll miss the truth.

Source: YouTube "Some day... you will rule over all other kings." South Africa's Mzansi Magic has revealed an official trailer for an epic new series debuting in 2023 called Shaka iLembe. This is one ...

“At the beginning, I thought we were digging a deep hole for ourselves, as people feel so passionately about this character,” says Angus Gibson, the director and co-creator of South Africa’s ...

The nephew of the late Nelson Mandela – who happens to be a South African king – was arrested after allegedly going on an ax rampage in the palace, reports claim. Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo reportedly ...

JOHANNESBURG — Breathe easy, Switzerland: The tiny African kingdom of Swaziland is changing its name. King Mswati III announced it during celebrations of the 50th anniversary of independence and his ...

Bolivia may be better known for its llamas, snow-capped Andean peaks and indigenous populist President than as a seat of African royalty. Yet Bolivia is home to the only known African monarch in the ...

NEW YORK — If there was any silver lining to the recent announcement that the Metropolitan Museum of Art would begin charging a mandatory $25 admission fee to out-of-town visitors this spring, it was ...

King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo of the AbaThembu Kingdom led a delegation to Israel including Chief Apostle Caesar Nongqunga of the Twelve Apostles Church in Christ (TACC), Princess Ntando and Prince ...

Two concurrent exhibits at the Birmingham Museum of Art trace the cultural influences of fabric design from West Africa to the American South. Opening today, "Fabric of Life: African Textiles and ...