Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Nancy Pelosi, Norah O'Donnell and Zac Posen explore their immigrant roots, retracing the journeys of their ancestors who arrived in the United States with little more than ...

Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In a unique and highly emotional episode, actor Laurence Fishburne is joined by scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The past always informs the future, and never more so these days than in Finding Your Roots, the PBS program hosted by renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., a Harvard professor and the founding ...

CUMBERLAND — “Finding Your Roots” fans have waited 10 long months since the PBS series filmed the Jane Gates family downtown, but the show is now just weeks away. The season 11 finale, “Finding My ...

"Abbott Elementary" actor Sheryl Lee Ralph emotionally reacted to her family history in Tuesday's episode of "Finding Your Roots" — and TODAY.com has an exclusive clip of the moment. Ralph's paternal ...

Debra Messing is feeling the Bern. The “Will & Grace” alum learned in a February episode of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots” that she is related to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a fact which blew her away.

Amanda Seyfried discovered stunning information about her family history that left the Oscar-nominee bewildered and “sad.” The “Mean Girls” actress, 39, was astounded to learn that her third ...