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It was inevitable that in a family whose heirlooms were stories, not material objects long lost in refugee camps, someone would become a writer.

Despite growing concerns about the effect it could have on our health, braiding is a precious heirloom for this family - and for many other black women - passed down from generation to generation.

Historians think it might have been an heirloom or diplomatic gift.

To protect thousands of varieties of Mexico’s prized heirloom corn, leaders vote to amend the constitution to ban the planting of genetically modified corn seeds.

The measure, which aims to protect Mexico’s thousands of varieties of heirloom corn from engineered versions sold by American companies like Monsanto, has become a nationalist rallying cry.