MANKATO — Anyone standing near the SAL Youth Center the past few afternoons may have been struck by a funny sound. An invigorating, vibrant sound. The kind of sound that reverberates through walls and ...

All day Saturday, you can enjoy food, music, dancing and more at the 12th annual Charlotte African American Festival. The Uptown event celebrates the heritage and accomplishments of African Americans.

It's not about drums, says Andy Jones, who imports the handmade instruments from West Africa, it's about people. The Djembe drums, carved from hardwood trees and topped with stretched goatskin, ...