Fans of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots” will recognize the setup: a massive family tree spread out on a table, with Henry Louis Gates Jr. ready to explore the branches of someone’s lineage they never knew ...

Pope Leo received an official copy of his family tree, which includes his ties to "free people of color" in New Orleans. Pope Leo XIV received a copy of his family tree from Henry Louis Gates Jr., ...

For years, academics, historians, and activists have debated the idea of the U.S. paying reparations to the descendants of African slaves. Now that President Obama is in office, some say this is the ...

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Pope Leo XIV received a copy of his family tree from Henry Louis Gates Jr., marking his first public acknowledgment of his lineage, which includes Black ancestry. On July 10, Finding Your Roots host ...

Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : ...

*Season 12 of “Finding Your Roots” returns to PBS, with host Henry Louis Gates Jr. guiding celebrities as they uncover their ancestral stories. Lizzo describes one revelation as “scandaloso,” while ...

*A 2014 “Finding Your Roots,” episode about Ben Affleck’s ancestors apparently left out a key detail that has now come to light. Messages uncovered from emails linked to the Sony Pictures email ...