Researchers say role of West Africa’s oral history should be taken more seriously within global academic record ...

For centuries, the history of the West African kingdom of Kaabu, which thrived from the mid-1500s to the 1800s and spanned ...

In West African traditions, a griot is a tribal elder responsible for preserving and recounting the oral history of the village. McDuffie and Griffin aim to empower modern-day griots through ...

It opened in 1997 under the original name, the Black World History Wax Museum. The museum got its current name, Griot from west African culture. They say the griot is a highly respected community ...

GRIOT, which promises to be a "thought-provoking intervention", is named after the West African storytellers who preserve oral traditions ...

ST. LOUIS – February is Black History Month, and St. Louis is dedicated to preserving and sharing stories of African Americans who helped shape our city and nation. The Griot Museum of Black ...