(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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

"The View" host Sunny Hostin is known for her legal analysis and quick-witted rebuttals on the hot topics morning show. However, this time, the former lawyer turned journalist was astounded at what ...

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 ...