America Ferrera learns that one of her cousins is director Ava DuVernay in the upcoming 12th season of Finding Your Roots ...

An American Story" features a chart of the pope's lineage that spans 15 generations. The exhibit also aims to shed light on ...

Judge Raymond P. Moore discovered his fifth cousin was the pope at the same time everyone else did. The federal judge and Boston native was reading an article in The New York Times about Po ...

Season 12 of 'Finding Your Roots' premieres January 6 on PBS, where host Henry Louis Gates Jr. unveils ancestral stories for celebrities.

PEOPLE can exclusively premiere the trailer for the upcoming season, which sees Spike Lee declare, "This is one of the ...

Mr. William Golsen “Billy” Gates Jr., age 78, sadly passed away on October 3, 2025, in Atmore, Alabama, surrounded by his loving family. He was originally from Selma, Alabama, but spent most of his ...

South Florida PBS (WPBT, WXEL, and Health Channel) is excited to unveil a dynamic lineup of programming and events this October. From stepping back in time with our newest immersive […] The post ...

Ashley Allison, a nationally recognized political strategist, communications expert, CNN commentator, and former Obama-Biden White House official, is making history. On Thursday, Allison announced ...

The Root is officially Black-owned. CNN commentator and former Obama-Biden White House Administration official, Ashley Allison acquired the digital media outlet through her company, Watering Hole ...

(RNS) — W. James Abbington Jr., an expert on Black religious music known for his editing, teaching and playing of congregational music, has died at the age of 65. GIA Publications, for whom he worked ...

NEGAUNEE TWP, MI-Edward ‘Louie’ Wernholm, Jr., 77, of Negaunee Township, passed away Friday afternoon, September 26, 2025 at UP Health System Marquette. Louie was born February 3, 1948 in Ishpeming to ...