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John Legend and Wanda Sykes [1] explore their rich and extensive free negro heritages. Margarett Cooper also makes an appearance in this episode, appearing only a year before her death in 2013. [2] In keeping with the theme of the episode, Cooper seeks help from Gates to answer long-held questions about her free heritage.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS.In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover ...
Studi will appear on the PBS series, "Finding Your Roots," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. The episode will also be available to stream on the PBS app.
Season 11 of Finding Your Roots debuts on January 7, 2025, on PBS. The first two episodes of Great Migrations: A People on the Move premiere at 9 PM ET on Jan. 28, 2025. For more People news, make ...
On the Jan. 14 episode of Finding Your Roots, the television personality recalled the first impression that Walters — who died in 2022 at age 93 — had of her when they met years ago.
In 2024, Studi appeared on the television series Finding Your Roots and learned that Eugene Philpott, who was listed on his birth certificate, was not his biological father. Researchers later determined that his father was one of two brothers, Jess and Bobby Blair. [ 8 ]
Since 2012, he has hosted a PBS television series, entitled Finding Your Roots – with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.. [24] The second season of the series, featuring 30 prominent guests across 10 episodes, with Gates as the narrator, interviewer, and genealogical investigator, aired on PBS in fall 2014.
LeVar Burton got hit with a one-two punch while tracing his family’s ancestry on Tuesday’s episode of PBS’ hit series “Finding Your Roots.”. Burton rose to fame as a child actor in the ...