Harold E. Scheub has built a career coaxing invitations from wary strangers. Lugging a rucksack and a bulky tape recorder through rural South Africa in the 1960s, the linguist knocked on people’s ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — This week's Reading with Robert takes us to the continent of Africa. Author Ada Ari has written several children's books that introduce children to the most loved and shared ...

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 ...

The enchanting song of the magical bird (Tanzania) -- The cat who came indoors (Zimbabwe) -- The great thirst (San, Southern Africa) -- King Lion's gifts (Khoi, Southern Africa) -- The message ...

Geoffrey Chaucer's “Canterbury Tales” are part of the literary canon. Working through the collection of 14th-century stories, written in Middle English, is practically a rite of passage for anyone ...

Professional storyteller Donna L. Washington brings to life six traditional stories from several African nations in A Pride of African Tales, illus. by James Ransome, including Ghana, Nigeria, ...