Doreen St. Félix writes about the wearing of African kente stoles by Democratic members of Congress—including Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer—as they introduced the Justice in Policing Act of ...

The Democrats wore Kente cloth stoles handed out by the Congressional Black Caucus and knelt on the floor of the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center for 8 minutes and 46 seconds — the time former ...

Three hundred years ago, Kente was the fabric of kings. Today, you can buy it for your college graduation. Kente Master, a social impact company founded in 2014, is one of the few authentic Kente ...

In 1994, six SUNY Cortland seniors of color gathered with their families the day before graduation to proudly, and for the first time at the College, don a woven, multicolored stole made to honor an ...

Kente stoles are free. You will receive one before the Donning of the Kente ceremony. You do not need to purchase a Kente stole. These stoles were designed by members of the graduating class of 2012, ...

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus regularly make use of kente cloth stoles. They’ve worn them at the State of the Union to display solidarity and as a silent rebuke to President Trump ...

SUNY Cortland will recognize the achievements of graduating seniors who have embraced both their own diversity and that of the campus with its annual Kente Celebration on Saturday, April 5. This year, ...

The University of Delaware Center for Black Culture will hold the Adelante graduation ceremony for Latinx/Hispanic students and the Kente Stole graduation ceremony for black students, both on Friday, ...

Members of the Southeast Missouri State University chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists participate in a cultural achievement ceremony to celebrate its graduating members ...

About a dozen students at Southeast High School in Wichita plan to wear kente-cloth stoles over their graduation gowns, after lobbying school officials to allow the traditional African symbols at ...

The kneeling was an appropriate gesture, but wearing African kente stoles, at that moment, was not. Kente cloth is a traditional handwoven fabric that comes from the Akan peoples of Ghana.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Palm Springs Unified School District African American class of 2025 graduates were honored and presented with Kente Stoles Monday evening. The stoles will be worn ...