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

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans, Louisiana, records show.. ABC News has obtained several records, including ...

I’d never considered Zimbabwe as a destination, but discover it has the same animals and wildly beautiful landscapes as its ...

New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr ...

Whether you are related or not, everyone is family at Saturday’s Juneteenth Family Reunion. Celebrate the spirit of coming together in this block party, held in collaboration between several community ...

Tufts University had always felt like home for Jaiden Mosley. It was where his love for African American history was nurtured. Where the student body along Walnut Hill welcomed him with open arms ...

HOUSTON — This Juneteenth, KHOU is spotlighting the enduring tradition of African American family reunions in its award-winning documentary series, now streaming on KHOU 11+.The segment explores ...

She signed up for a genealogy workshop, hoping to better understand her background, and her health. What she found out was ...

For the first time, scientists sequenced the genomes of 20 individual lions, including extinct cave lions, revealing insights into their family tree. An African lion, moving through tall grasses ...

Kwa-Thema – The Black Fusion Agency, in partnership with the Kwa-Thema Stakeholders’ Forum, hosted an Easter Family Fun Day at the Ndaba Tree Park on Monday. “The purpose of this event was ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, descends from Creole and free people of color in Louisiana, highlighting complex issues to race and class in American history.

Beyond the Gates family tree, explained. By Poushali Guharauth. Modified May 02, 2025 09:30 ... The storyline focuses on relationship complexities and social dynamics within the African-American ...