5. "I am a Black biracial woman, adopted by white parents when I was five and a half months old, so I never knew any biological family. I don’t think my parents ever discussed my race, but since ...

Searching for public records online, I discovered that my great-grandmother Monserrate Torres was classified as “C,” or colored for Black, in the 1930 United States Census, which judged people ...

A family tree built on slavery. Growing up in Kansas, Pam Tucker always knew her father’s ancestors enslaved black people. In Kentucky, she was told.

Black family reunions are a time for people to connect over shared history and memories as they reinforce family structure. This important tradition reunites relatives across time and place, and ...

Netflix’s ‘You People’ wasn’t funny at all to my Black and Mexican Jewish family Laughter doesn’t come easily when the jokes only make sense if you don’t exist, writes Cinthya Silverstein.

"Black people are amazing. They go above and beyond to help me," my mom told me in her final days, yet still amidst an air of disbelief. And, still, only with a whisper.

“It is an absolute permanent fixture and tradition in my family,” he states. “When my son was born in 2016, I wanted for him to never have to look too far for Black history.

"I would like that legacy to continue, not just in my family, but throughout the United States, so people would be aware of what our parents did, because they celebrated themselves by being true ...