Between shows like Finding Your Roots on PBS and the proliferation of companies like 23andMe, conversations about genealogy and family history have become mainstream—trendy, even. While not everyone ...

African Ancestry's co-founder Dr. Gina Paige speaks to BLACK ENTERPRISE about the company's holistic work to help Black people find their roots. Finding one’s roots can be a challenge, especially when ...

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr." (PBS) For 10 seasons and 106 episodes, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people explore their family history on ...

At-home DNA tests have become hugely popular. Offering insights into how we all came to be, the tests give us context for our health and genetic make-up, trace our lineage, and even connect us with ...

In a surprising revelation on Jan. 16 episode of "Finding Your Roots," renowned host LeVar Burton discovered a previously unknown aspect of his family tree – his part-white ancestry. Burton, who was ...

"Finding Your Roots" viewer Terrie Morrow says going on the show inspired her to keep tracing her ancestry: “Every family member is a part of some history." Terrie Morrow has always considered herself ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveholders: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals. Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveholders: what the ...