Henry Louis Gates Jr
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Dir. of @HutchinsCenter, African & African American Research & Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, @Harvard. #FindingYourRoots - Tuesdays on @PBS.
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Happy 🔟th Season of #FindingYourRoots ! 🎉 We just loved hearing from #JamieChung on her experience on our show - and how her Book of Life is the greatest gift she’s ever received! 🎁
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Happy 🔟th Season of #FindingYourRoots ! 🎉 #AndySamberg shares how being a guest on #FindingYourRoots was one of the most incredible experiences in his life. 💚 Thank you for the heartwarming message, Andy.
Happy 10th Season of #FindingYourRoots ! 🎉 Thank you so much to #NiecyNash for joining us in celebrating 10 amazing seasons!! 💜Our entire team was so excited to learn Niecy is DNA cousins with #DanielleBrooks and #SterlingKBrown !
It’s #FYRFlashbackFriday ! 🎉Do you remember when #DannyTrejo shared the story of his first-ever acting gig?! 🎭🎥 We sure do… it’s one of our most-watched moments of Season 9!!
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This week's episode was unforgettable! Terrie, Megan, and Joyce were incredible guests with amazing stories. It was an honor to help solve these decades-long family mysteries of our viewers!
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After her #FindingYourRoots Interview, Megan Robertson expresses the legacy she hopes to leave her future relatives with.
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“I'm proud to know that I come from people who don't quit, you know, they just don't give up.”
Our #ViewersLikeYou guest Terrie Morrow shares what makes her the most proud of her roots.
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We caught up with our #ViewersLikeYou guest Joyce Willis and asked her what has been the most fulfilling part of being on #FindingYourRoots .
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Terrie Morrow explains her family mystery is related to her great-grandfather. Terrie is seeking the answer as to why this relative was left by his mother at the young age of five years old.
Tune in to @pbs tonight at 8/7c for our first-ever #ViewersLikeYou episode!
“She told me one time, just once, her father said to her in joking that he might not be her father. It stuck with her for the rest of her life.”
Joyce Willis shares why she came to us to discover her grandmother’s real father.
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Megan Robertson reflects on what it would mean to her and her family if the #FindingYourRoots team could discover who her great-grandfather’s biological parents were.
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After announcing a casting call for a viewer to appear on #FindingYourRoots , we received over 9K submissions. It was an impossible task to choose just one mystery to solve, so we ended up selecting three!
Tune in to @pbs tomorrow at 8/7c for our #ViewersLikeYou episode!
It’s #FYRFlashbackFriday ! 🎉 In Season 8, chef #DavidChang reminisces on his mother’s Korean American mix of cooking, which helped shape David into who he is today.
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“I could not have turned the page and been more delighted.” ❤️
#LenaDunham is elated to learn her #DNACousin is #LarryDavid ‼️
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