Angela Davis was shocked to learn that her ancestors came to America on the Mayflower, making her descendants of people who helped found the country. The civil rights activist learned about this news ...

Sammy Hagar is featured in a new episode of the PBS series "Finding Your Roots". In the episode, renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps the legendary VAN HALEN singer and solo artist ...

Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker's family comes from Somerset Plantation in Creswell, North Carolina. It's a site she passes every summer when she goes to visit her family farm nearby, but for years ...

Political activist Angela Davis has been a truth seeker for her entire career. In a Feb. 21 episode of "Finding Your Roots," Davis learns the truth about some of her family’s lingering mysteries.” The ...

Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In a unique and highly emotional episode, actor Laurence Fishburne is joined by scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

In part one of two episodes, B.A. Parker meets people who, like her, are grappling with how to honor their enslaved ancestors. She asks herself:... Honoring my enslaved ancestors: Episode 1 Code ...