One such stone is the African amethyst, which boasts a deeper and more saturated color compared to its Brazilian counterpart. Another rare purple gemstone found in Africa is the iolite, also known as ...

Much of the faceted amethyst in the market is eye-clean, meaning it lacks eye-visible inclusions. African material, especially from Zambia, can be a highly saturated raspberry color. It tends to have ...

Amethyst Ganaway is a chef, food writer, recipe developer, and content creator. Her area of expertise is the culture and foodways of the South, African-Americans, and the African diaspora.

The New Orleans festival is dedicated to Black Americana musicians and hosts Joy Clark, Leyla McCalla, Nikki Hill, Mia ...

“Our tagline is ‘There’s power in knowing where you come from,’” Waters says. “My hope is that more Black artists would feel ...

The forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of two living African elephant species, the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense ...

By Susanne Fowler Reporting from London Helen Molesworth fell in love with gems at age 6 when her godfather showed her an amethyst geode ... was discovered in East Africa in the 1960s, its ...

The islands' similarities in minerals and precious metals is due to a volcanic eruption that caused the submersion of the African continental ... blue is amethyst.” And there’s no better ...

Ivy geranium trails with a flush of loosely clustered and colorful blooms all over the plants, with cascading stems reaching ...