"I asked my very experienced boss if he had ever seen that before, and he hadn't. So, I asked if he thought she was still ...

The tradition of displaying the deceased ahead of a funeral is hardly unique, but certain Ghanaian communities elevate the ...

Artistic coffins and elaborate wakes. Photographs of Ghana’s flamboyant funerals are featured in a new book.

Artistic coffins and elaborate wakes. Photographs of Ghana’s flamboyant funerals are featured in a new book.

He excavated his first grave in the Dunbar Neighborhood in 2005. Since then, he has been compiling a database with as much information as he can find about anyone who was buried in the old cemetery.