France is home to some 2 million Amazighs, also known as the Berber population. The Amazigh people lived in parts of North Africa prior to the Arab conquest of the region. Whether they be from Morocco or Algeria, Indigenous Amazigh activists have campaigned for decades for greater recognition of their language, culture and traditions. In France, many of them are on a quest to better discover their own identity.

Akeem Smith grew up between Brooklyn, New York and Kingston, Jamaica, where his aunt and grandmother were figures of the city's dancehall culture. Over a decade ago he began collecting family photos and videos – archival work that grew into an artistic practice as he sought to bring those archives out of the shadows and into the public view. Smith was the first artist selected for residency at the foundation Lafayette Anticipations in Paris.

A growing number of tourist destinations are hoping to attract wealthier, more considerate tourists with a genuine interest in the local culture.

It's calm in France's suburbs again after the recent riots. But cultural activists say the uprising's causes run deep and are calling for fundamental reforms.

Education Summit hopes to revitalize the interest of education practitioners in the African culture.

In April, Washington's city council unanimously approved the first reading of a bill that would inaugurate Swann Street near the Dupont Circle neighbourhood of the US capital. The bill honours William Dorsey Swann. Born in 1860, he was the first known person to dub himself a drag queen.