Diddy, Soledad O’Brien, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Shonda Rhimes Appear on New Season Of ‘Finding Your Roots’ [WATCH]

After its little Ben Affleck hiccup, the PBS series Finding Your Roots is back in January with an all new…
03.11.21

‘Finding Your Roots’ On Hold After Affleck Edit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — PBS put its “Finding Your Roots” series on hold Wednesday after determining an episode that omitted…
06.24.15

Ben Affleck Had Ancestor’s Slave Owning Past Edited Out Of ‘Finding Your Roots’

In continuing fall out from those hacked Sony emails, Wikileaks revealed that actor Ben Affleck asked that his ancestor’s slave…
04.19.15

Ben Affleck Had Ancestor’s Slave Owning Past Scrubbed From PBS Show, “Finding Your Roots”

In continuing fall out from those hacked Sony emails, Wikileaks revealed that actor Ben Affleck asked that his ancestor’s slave…
02.02.21

Nas, Angela Bassett And Valerie Jarrett ‘Find Their Roots’

Rapper Nas makes history on Tuesday’s episode of Finding Your Roots. “We introduced Nas to five generations – we’ve never…
10.27.14

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Brings History To Life On ‘Finding Your Roots’

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.  has made it a mission to uncover and celebrate history. One of his most compelling…
09.23.14

Charting 5 Centuries of African American History

NEW YORK (AP) — Slavery in the United States was once a roaring success whose wounds still afflict the country…
10.21.13

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Presents New Series: ‘The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross’

This fall, noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recounts the full trajectory of African-American history in his groundbreaking new…
06.18.19

A PBS Series Explores 5 Centuries of Black History

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — After a tragedy like the Trayvon Martin killing, calls routinely arise for a conversation about…
08.07.13

Covering Your Roots

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates has been helping people discover their family history for some time now. His PBS show…
05.18.12

Journey to Justice

Today, my brother and my two sons will appear before a parole board in Columbia, South Carolina, not because we’re…
11.20.12

Family Business

A few weeks ago, when South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson yelled out “You lie!” during President Obama’s health care speech,…
11.20.12