The African Student Culture Organization (A.S.C.O.) held its first meeting on Sept. 4 in Royall Hall. The mission statement of the organization contains four key points: assist in the transition of African students into UMKC, inform and educate the campus about issues ... , organize academic and cultural events, promote awareness of African culture and cooperate with other campus-based organizations.

By Joe Simfukwe I want to examine the interface between African culture, especially its Zambian expression, as it relates to the practical way we think about our Christian lives and more particularly the kind of choices such thinking leads to. Can an African be truly African, culturally speaking, and yet be truly Christian? Or, to put [...]

... year get settled into life in the United States by helping them learn English and to find jobs and homes. Now, in collaboration with Just Buffalo, they are proud to present "Sankofa: an evening of African culture, past, present, and future." The evening takes place on September 12th at 864 Delaware Avenue and is free and open to the p...

Other than the guy who just shouted from his couch and never opened the door, we were usually welcomed into homes or at least given time to say our piece. As we've been visiting people in their homes this week to share the gospel, they have been much more accommodating than you'd find in the States, I think partly because house visits are much more common here. In America you don't just drop by ...

... . They make their art work in such a way that each and every piece of art reveals their tradition and culture. Normally Africans DO NOT show affection to each other, they make their art work which resembles their ... . As a result hand bags came in to existence and they were made with some of the artistic work of African culture. And they used some of the rare materials like mud cloth and suede to ...

... offers opportunities for increased awareness of and interest in African culture through film and the development of new channels of distribution ... increasing demand by audiences and the number of quality African films now available, the festival has been presented annually since 1998 ... series of round-table discussions where invited African filmmakers from around the world can connect with film industry ...