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New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr ...
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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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On May 8, American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV. Later that day, The Times published findings from genealogist Jari C. Honora, revealing that the new pope has recent African ...
KHOU 11’s new documentary explores the evolution and resilience of Black family life, from Africa to emancipation and beyond.
As soon as Robert Prevost was elevated to pope in May, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the team he works with for PBS's Finding Your Roots began digging into the pope's family history.