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Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks highlighting Black joy – not pain – on new PBS series
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new, four-part PBS series aspires to showcase the beauty, joy and achievements of the Black...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Searched His Own Past and Made a Surprising Discovery
The Wall Street Journal· 1 month agoHOUSE CALL Henry Louis Gates Jr., 73, is a writer, cultural historian and director of Harvard’s...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. announced as editor-in-chief of the new Oxford Dictionary of African American...
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoPopular words used in Black culture for centuries are making their way into Oxford’s newest...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals his ‘Finding Your Roots’ dream guests, including this TODAY anchor
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHenry Louis Gates Jr. has a running list of dream guests for the show "Finding Your Roots." Al Roker...
‘The Simpsons’ Brings Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s ‘Finding Your Roots’ to Springfield (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere have been a lot of TV crossover episodes over the years, but this may be the most unique one...
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Abbott Elementary top NAACP Image Award nominations
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAwards season is in full gear now. Following the Golden Globes ceremony earlier this week, many...
Black Queer History Is American History
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmerican gay liberation activist Marsha P Johnson (center left) in a crowd during the Pride March (later the LGBT Pride March) in New York on June 27,...
Black History Month in Memphis: 8 things to do, from music to documentaries to a festival
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMemphis filmmaker Kevin Brooks describes his latest project as an attempt to grapple "Black...
Faces of Black Heritage: A look at Black history with Sarasota leaders, trailblazers
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn celebration of the nationally observed and recognized Black History Month, the Herald-Tribune...
Michael Douglas Discovers He's Related to Scarlett Johansson on “Finding Your Roots”: 'Are You...
People via Yahoo News· 2 months agoScarlett Johannson is a “DNA cousin” of Michael Douglas, according to ‘Finding Your Roots’ host...