The family of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has halted the return of his body from South Africa, accusing the ...

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

Perhaps no subject loomed larger over the Pan-African Conference for Family Values, held May 12 to 14 in Nairobi, Kenya, than what the West has done to target the African family in recent years.

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According to Unesco and Unicef, four to five million girls remain out of school in ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The South Philadelphia Odunde Festival is celebrating it's 50th year with live music, dancing, art and ...

Jeri Mills' great, great, great grandmother was the daughter of one of the first enslaved people forced to help build Monte Verdi.

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But behind the scenes, these tasks were leading her toward an unexpected chapter of self-discovery and learning.

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The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across the nation on Juneteenth –  the oldest known celebration commemorating the ...