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April 11, 2012
The Root Recommends: A multimedia expression of DNA, migration and gravity.
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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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October 1, 2011
Most African Americans hail from just 46 ethnic groups, research shows.
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by Diedtra Henderson onSeptember 22, 2011
Short on samples, researchers seek more data on African Americans' health.
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September 1, 2011
Need help with your family tree? Send us your queries and The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., will answer them in our Roots section.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onJuly 27, 2011
The genealogy project African American Lives traces a leading neurosurgeon's African roots back to a census document.
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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 Henry Louis Gates Jr. onMay 26, 2011
In 2008, the actor discovered his family's stunning and sad connection to Native Americans as part of the genealogy project African American Lives.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onMay 26, 2011
In this excerpt from African-American Lives, the comic is moved to tears when he learns about an ancestor who fought for the freedom of other slaves and, against terrible odds, became a state legislator at age 24.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onMay 26, 2011
Determined to break her family's silence about the slavery in their roots, the poet who, as her grandmother predicted, would "teach all over this world" speaks out about coming to terms with old secrets through the genealogy project African-American Lives.
