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How a Family Secret About His White Ancestor Paved the Way for Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s “Finding Your...
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe acclaimed Harvard professor explains to PEOPLE the inspiration behind his PBS hit show, which is...
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. Searched His Own Past and Made a Surprising Discovery
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoHOUSE CALL Henry Louis Gates Jr., 73, is a writer, cultural historian and director of Harvard’s...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Reveals How Stars Get on “Finding Your Roots”: 'We Have a Long Waiting List'...
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Harvard professor explains to tells PEOPLE how the show's popularity now means celebrities are...
“Finding Your Roots'” Henry Louis Gates Jr. Says Jodie Foster Babysat His Two Daughters but...
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe acclaimed scholar also tells PEOPLE how the 'True Detective: Night Country' actress wrote a...
Harvard's new project will support films on Black history and culture
Scripps News via AOL· 4 months agoHarvard University Harvard University has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution for the...
Ask Hollywood, and 'all Black people do' is 'protest.' This new doc rejects that
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHenry Louis Gates Jr., photographed at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University (Philip Keith / For...
Michael B. Jordan, Amy Poehler and Cynthia Erivo Lead New Endeavor-Harvard Partnership
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEndeavor and Harvard University are partnering on the launch of Versity, a premium platform that...
The Root Founder Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Pelé's Passing and Lasting Legacy
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon,...
10 Words Added To First Oxford Dictionary Of African American English
VIBE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA first-of-its-kind dictionary is coming to the world that’s comprised of words created, defined,...