KHOU 11’s new documentary explores the evolution and resilience of Black family life, from Africa to emancipation and beyond.

The Brighton Family Market hosted a Juneteenth celebration on Sunday. It comes ahead of the federal holiday that marks when ...

Pope Leo’s lineage is international. His ancestors were born in France, Italy, Spain, the US, Cuba, Canada, Haiti, and ...

It's been 10 years since a White supremacist gunned down Black churchgoers in Charleston. The families hope commemoration events spark action.

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

Through a distant maternal ancestor, who was born in the 1590s, Pope Leo is ninth cousins, various times removed, with some ...

Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout of the Licking County Library shares writings about local African Americans as ...

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because ...

For Juneteenth, here's our growing database of African American burial grounds in New Jersey — and what they mean to us today ...

Explore the vibrant Juneteenth celebrations in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. Discover a variety of cultural events ...

Robinson’s witty script is spiked with occasional heartbreak. But it’s not the typical Black trauma play. It’s just a slice ...