(The Root) — The search for African-American ancestors can be complicated by the fact that some of our slave ancestors took as their last names the surnames of their masters when they were freed in ...

The third season of the ancestry-research program Finding Your Roots, hosted by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., has been postponed by PBS after a determination that an episode of the program ...

As we watch Vice President Kamala Harris defend her own heritage, the popular show “Finding Your Root’s ’’seems more significant than ever. On the hit PBS series host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses DNA ...

The latest series from the creator of ‘Finding Your Roots’, explores the fascinating evolution of gospel music.

Fresh off its first Emmy nomination — a 2024 nod in the Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special category — the PBS series Finding Your Roots is coming back for Season 11 on Tuesday, January 7, ...

When I was growing up, my family moved several times due to my father’s work with the U.S. Public Health service. Up until the age of 8, I lived in four different states from the west coast to the ...

A glance at recorded history shows us that humans have “always” felt a need to explain phenomena perceived to exist beyond our comprehension. Today, we turn to science to seek answers to our questions ...

Ahead of the annual Root 100 awards, we’re taking a look at the life of The Root’s founder, Henry Louis Gates Jr. Gates was born Sept. 16, 1950 in Keyser, W.Va. He grew up in the small neighboring ...

Emma Waters is a policy analyst in the Center for Technology and the Human Person at The Heritage Foundation. The best pro-family policies are those that champion the entire family—not just from the ...

Etienne Farcot does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...