In this exclusive clip from a new episode of FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season 12, Tony Award nominee and Sinners star Delroy Lindo joins Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to learn new details about his family history.

Between shows like Finding Your Roots on PBS and the proliferation of companies like 23andMe, conversations about genealogy and family history have become mainstream—trendy, even. While not everyone ...

Fun fact: Only four U.S. presidents do not have Patriotic ancestors. They are Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, ...

African Ancestry's co-founder Dr. Gina Paige speaks to BLACK ENTERPRISE about the company's holistic work to help Black people find their roots. Finding one’s roots can be a challenge, especially when ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. the host and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated PBS show Finding Your Roots, traveled to the Vatican on July 5 to meet with Pope Leo XIV to present his genealogical ...

In a surprising revelation on Jan. 16 episode of "Finding Your Roots," renowned host LeVar Burton discovered a previously unknown aspect of his family tree – his part-white ancestry. Burton, who was ...

*Season 12 of “Finding Your Roots” returns to PBS, with host Henry Louis Gates Jr. guiding celebrities as they uncover their ancestral stories. Lizzo describes one revelation as “scandaloso,” while ...

Stacy Lickteig, senior manager of community engagement for Omaha Public Library, shares progress as construction continues on Omaha Public Library’s new Central Library at 72nd and Dodge Streets in ...

"Finding Your Roots" viewer Terrie Morrow says going on the show inspired her to keep tracing her ancestry: “Every family member is a part of some history." Terrie Morrow has always considered herself ...

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr." (PBS) For 10 seasons and 106 episodes, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people explore their family history on ...