While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Griots are valued storytellers tasked with maintaining a tradition of oral history, most prominent in parts of West Africa.

Today, the term “Big Five” refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa’s most iconic animals. However, it has a much darker history. Trophy hunters in the 19th century considered elephants, ...