When T’Challa steps into the purple-hued ancestral plane in “Black Panther,” standing before generations of Wakandan rulers, he embodies a connection to ancestors that resonates across cultures.

SANTA MARÍA ATZOMPA, México (AP) — Ana Martínez is eager to welcome her deceased loved ones back home. Martínez and others in southern Mexico's Oaxaca state wait with anticipation for Day of the Dead ...

Connecting to their ancestors through veneration opened access to history for Conejo, who notes many BIPOC individuals and immigrant families’ trauma is a prominent aspect of their history, often ...