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by Washington Post onMarch 25, 2012
Both Rep. John Lewis and Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker both faced the unexpected in a new PBS series.
Two Black Leaders' Family Roots Revealed
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 20, 2012
Henry Louis Gates Jr. tracked down the revealing story of her paternal ninth great-grandmother.
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by Karin D. Berry onJanuary 6, 2012
Local archives and libraries are great resources for African-American genealogy research.
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by Karin D. Berry onNovember 25, 2011
By attending, you can benefit your family-ancestry research in many ways.
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by Karin D. Berry onNovember 10, 2011
Don't overlook two important tools for finding your family roots: message boards and email lists.
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by Karin D. Berry onOctober 26, 2011
African Americans can do a surprising amount of online genealogical research at no cost.
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May 31, 2011
The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., introduces our Roots section, where you can get advice on researching your family history.
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May 31, 2011
In an episode of African-American Lives that originally aired on PBS in 2009, Tina Turner learns about her family's origins as sharecroppers.
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May 26, 2011
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s passion for genealogy manifested itself in four PBS series. It brought such enormous satisfaction that we at The Root wanted to perform a public service and help the readers find their roots as well. Send your questions to tracingyourroots.com.
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by Karin D. Berry onMarch 22, 2011
Get inspired -- and pick up some tips -- by reading the personal stories of other African-American family researchers.
