Ahead of the annual Root 100 awards, we’re taking a look at the life of The Root’s founder, Henry Louis Gates Jr. Gates was born Sept. 16, 1950 in Keyser, W.Va. He grew up in the small neighboring ...

How much do you really know about your ancestors? Maybe you know what countries they came from, what languages they spoke or what tribes they belonged to. But the details that help us understand ...

Ethridge is a relative of Chenoweth's, as noted in the episode, with Chenoweth expressing deep shock over his prior ties to the Wizard legacy before she took the stage as Glinda. "Oh my gosh, is that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Henry Louis Gates Jr., host and executive producer of “Finding Your Roots” on PBS, stops by TODAY to talk about the upcoming 12th ...

James D. Montgomery, the city’s first Black corporation counsel, learns of his ancestral roots from Henry Louis Gates, ...