For Sarraounia Samuels and her mother, Notting Hill Carnival is a celebration of identity, liberation and community — linking London’s Caribbean heritage with South Africa’s own carnival traditions.

London’s Notting Hill Carnival got underway on Sunday with revellers covered in oil and paint as the annual celebration of Caribbean culture and music returned to the British…

Weekend revelers attended J'ouvert, the opening event of the Notting Hill Carnival, before crowds packed the streets of west London on Monday for the climax of one of the world’s…