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Bridgette Frazier stands under the 80-degree South Carolina sun and doesn’t seem to break a sweat. Her eyes are filled with cool determination and hope as she walks through the grounds of a historic plot of land she’s transformed using her entrepreneurial and political skills—renovated in honor of her ancestors. To the right of her […]
(OSV News) — A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots — and the discovery illuminates the nation’s rich multiracial history, the experience of Black Catholics and the importance of the church’s sacramental records. Jari Honora, a certified genealogist and a family historian for the Historic New […]

(OSV News) – A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots – and the discovery illuminates the nation’s rich multiracial history, the experience of Black Catholics and the importance of the Church’s sacramental records. Jari Honora, a certified genealogist and a family historian for the Historic New […]
As Beyoncé kicks off her Cowboy Carter world tour, her embrace of country music is reigniting conversations about the genre’s Black roots—and the pioneers too often left out of its history. Since Beyoncé previewed Cowboy Carter during her Super Bowl commercial and released the album in March 2024—the second act of her Renaissance trilogy—the cultural […]
As an elementary school student at St. Alphonsus in New Orleans’ Irish Channel, Jari Honora was fascinated with history and learning about his family lineage. His grandmother, Jo Ann Duncan, reared him. She would drop him off at the New Orleans Public Library downtown and pick him up when the library closed. When his grandmother […]

“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin revealed Monday she now “loves” Pope Leo XIV after discovering his “black” background. Hostin had previously expressed concerns about the new pontiff on Friday after his comments referencing the “homosexual lifestyle” resurfaced. On Monday, she spoke more optimistically about Pope Leo after learning his maternal grandparents were described as “people of color” […]
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10 (OSV News) — A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots — and the discovery illuminates the nation’s rich multiracial history, the experience of Black Catholics and the importance of the church’s sacramental records. Jari Honora, a certified genealogist and a family historian for the Historic New […]
There is something undeniably magnetic about the sharp creases of a tailored suit, the gleam of polished leather shoes, the swish of a silk pocket square. But for Black dandyism, this isn’t just about looking good—it’s a declaration. A defiant reclaiming of space in a world that has long sought to define and confine Black […]
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name as Bishop of Rome. He is the first American pope and the first of African descent since the fifth century. The understated candidate triumphed on the second day of voting in […]