Strangers locked arms and formed a semi-circle on the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds Sunday, pouring water in the soil and shouting out names of the dead. The traditional African libation ceremony ...

Obanion Gordon traveled from New Jersey to be at The Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival and couldn’t wait to be in Annapolis for its 31st annual event following last year’s hiatus due to the coronavirus ...

A group takes a selfie at the event. The 32nd annual Kunta Kinte Festival, a celebration of the perseverance, education, and cultural heritage of Africans, African Americans, and Caribbean people of ...

On September 24 the Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival will return to the Annapolis City Dock for another year of cultural celebration. The festival is free for all ages. There will be live performances, ...

Nearly 30 years ago, local black leaders asked for a plaque honoring Kunta Kinte , the hero of Alex Haley's popular book and television miniseries "Roots," who arrived at the City Dock aboard a slave ...

After more than 20 years of struggle, a finished Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial, acknowledging America's past slavery of Africans, will be dedicated in downtown Annapolis next week. The dedication ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) --Wednesday marks the 100th birthday of the late author, Alex Haley. Haley died at the age of 70 on February 10, 1992, in Seattle but part of his work from his popular story about ...

Weather permitting, the 33rd Annual Kunta Kinte Festival is set to take place on Saturday at Annapolis City Dock and Susan Campbell Park. The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan Lee, chair of ...

So, could Coronation Street be in hot water with Ofcom after those complaints of a racially-insensitive line? The broadcasting regulator has received nearly 300 complaints over Monday night's double ...