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January 23, 2012
We don't talk about race as honestly as we did after Roots aired 35 years ago, Leslie Uggams tells Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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by Teresa Wiltz onJanuary 19, 2012
Thirty-five years later, the slavery epic's influence is everywhere.
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by Genetta M. Adams onJanuary 19, 2012
Thirty-five years after the iconic miniseries aired, take a look at where its stars ended up.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 16, 2011
Films about the dark side of black history are in the pipeline.
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May 26, 2011
We've relaunched our genealogy section with new how-to articles on tracing your family history, videos of famous Americans from Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s PBS series, excerpts from his book and lots more. Check out your own roots on The Root.
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July 14, 2009
Are you looking for your African roots?
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by Jack White onJanuary 7, 2009
Does it matter if Alex Haley's character really existed?
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November 26, 2008
In this season of thanksgiving, I'm grateful for women. Not just my female friends, relatives and colleagues but women whose oft-uncelebrated sacrifices keep the world running. Women like the ones President-elect Barack Obama has lost, and the one with whom he remains.
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