Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black folklore is a very important part of Black culture. And there are many Black folktales to uncover, just in time for ...

Browsing through a weighty new anthology called The Annotated African American Folk Tales is a journey across space and time. In one chapter called "Defiance and Desire," there's a section devoted to ...

All over the world, community stories, customs and beliefs have been passed down from generation to generation. This folkore is used by elders to teach family and friends about their collective ...

When Robert Weil, the editor-in-chief and publishing director of Liveright, approached Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar with the idea of putting together “The Annotated African American Folktales ...

Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : ...

As autumn sets in and the days grow shorter, the tradition of storytelling takes on a special charm. The crisp air, crackling fires and the quiet mystery of the season make it an ideal time to dive ...

Do you remember Black folktales about John Henry, Br’er Rabbit, and the Drinking Gourd? These and many other Black folktales have travelled from the mouths of griots, across rivers and oceans, and ...

Once Oh Beah, the eldest of the slaves, dons her stern griot stare and raises her healing herbs in offering to the four points, it's our surest sign that the African American folktales we're about to ...

This is Goldilocks like you've never seen her. Bathed in a golden light, she looks out from a photo resembling a fashion magazine spread with a commanding stare, surrounded by massive teddy bears.

In their latest book CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora, Kahran and Regis Bethencourt retell fairy and folk tales with Black... This is Goldilocks like you've never seen her.