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 ...

Season 12, Premiering January 6, 2026 on PBS Includes Twenty Celebrity Guests Ranging from Actors and Musicians to Filmmakers and Businessmen Season Twelve’s celebrity lineup includes: Kate Burton, ...

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. joins Morning Joe to discuss Season 11 of 'Finding Your Roots'. Season 11 features appearances by Lawrence Fishburne, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kristen Bell, Michael Imperioli, and ...

A new documentary hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. revisits the longstanding relationship between Black and Jewish Americans.

From 1948 to 1961, there was a show called “This Is Your Life,” hosted by Ralph Edwards. In it, an unsuspecting celebrity was lured to a place by a friend or family member where Edwards would surprise ...

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 ...

Fans of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots” will recognize the setup: a massive family tree spread out on a table, with Henry Louis Gates Jr. ready to explore the branches of someone’s lineage they never knew ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. was in Erie Dec. 4 as the final speaker of the 17th season of the Jefferson Educational Society's ...

Gates spoke at the Warner Theatre in Erie, Pennsylvania, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, as part of the Jefferson Educational Society ...