A legal battle between Harvard and a woman who says two slave portraits are of her ancestors will end in a settlement, with ...

Johnson’s long journey through family keepsakes, official documents and ultimately the land where her ancestors once toiled illustrates both the complex challenges and rewards for Black ...

The Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society, Inc. will host a genealogy workshop at 6:30 p.m. on June 13 at the William Root ...

The way the news of the new pope’s heritage was made public speaks to the complexity of discussions of race in the U.S.

After Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

I could feel it deep down in my bones that part of my life’s purpose was to keep my Black ancestors’ names and stories alive. I was determined to pick up the pen and write my ancestors into a ...

Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.

While some Lumbee sought to distance themselves from their Black ancestry to gain social and legal recognition as an Indigenous group, others embraced their multiracial heritage. During ...

Lamar is working on a book about Black ancestors, whose presence he often feels spurring his church to fight for justice. He has felt them during the court case too. “The victory for me was ...

But genes associated with European ancestry seem to influence other brain cells in ways that could increase the risk of Parkinson's disease, a disorder that is less common in Black Americans.