- Perched in the center of a long, narrow loom, Francis Marfoh paddled two foot-treadles and worked school-bus yellow thread into a kente cloth pattern last week, onlookers around him marveling. This ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A visit to the Children's Museum of Richmond is more than a fun space for children - it's also an opportunity for the whole family to play and learn together. Kendall Bruffy is a play ...

Kente cloth and the vibrant prints based on its patterns are everywhere: in black churches as narrow columns of colorful fabric cascading over the shoulders of chorus members; on crowded urban streets ...

Congressional Democrats wore a traditional African cloth to announce Monday sweeping legislation that aims to increase the accountability of police officers. The Democrats wore Kente cloth stoles ...

Ghana is taking a bold step in making an unprecedented move to protect “Kente”, its centuries-old handwoven fabric, by ...

Ghanaian leaders likely wore the Kente cloth in the 1700s and 1800s when they were part of the slave trade, but it was not a mark of a slave trader. The cloth took on its modern meaning of black ...

Government is considering the idea of setting up a Kente Craft Village to boost the production of the Ghanaian indigenous cloth for both local and international markets. The proposal, put together by ...

The Kente Celebration will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2025 in the Corey Union Function Room. Check in starts at 4 p.m. and the celebration will begin at 5 p.m. The Kente Celebration symbolizes ...

Government is considering setting up a Kente Craft Village to boost the production of the Ghanaian indigenous cloth for both local and international markets. The proposal, put together by the Royal ...

In a bid to invigorate the iconic Kente weaving industry, Thompson Yao Avornyotse, the CEO of TY Kente Travel and Tours, has made a fervent appeal to the government of Ghana to rejuvenate cotton ...