He invited prominent Black celebrities and traced their family trees into slavery. When the paper trail ran out, they would ...

"Finding Your Roots" host Henry Louis Gates Jr. swapped out his hosting chair for the first time to become the guest during the Season 11 finale. Hosting in his place, genetic genealogist CeCe ...

Gates reveals the man who is his great-great grandfather and links to Ireland. Reporter Henry Louis Gates Jr. is finally having his turn in the hot seat on Finding Your Roots, and is set to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree.