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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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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“God bless my father, who as busy as he had been, made almost every single production I was in.” #MichaelDouglas recounts one of his early-age performances gone wrong.
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Happy 🔟th Season of #FindingYourRoots ! 🎉 A massive thank you to #AndyCohen for sharing such a kind message. We were just thrilled to discover his roots and his DNA cousin, #ScarlettJohansson , back in Season 7!
.Harvard Book Store presents The New York Times best-selling author Eddie S. Glaude Jr. & National Book Award winner Imani Perry on April 18 Brattle Theatre in Cambridge to discuss Eddie’s new book WE ARE THE LEADERS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. Grab your ticket now. bit.ly/3PLt7qu Harvard University Press
“It’s incredible… I look forward to seeing Scarlett next time.”
🚨 Spoiler Alert - #MichaelDouglas discovers he is #DNACousins with #ScarlettJohansson through DNA on different chromosomes stretching back to Jewish communities in Eastern Europe.
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Happy 🔟th Season of #FindingYourRoots ! 🎉We are so grateful the legendary #CarolBurnett sent us such a sweet message 💗🌴
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Are you ready?! #FindingYourRoots is back with a brand new episode! 🔟🎉Join us tomorrow night to learn and explore the unknown roots of #MichaelDouglas & #LenaDunham .
Tune into PBS April 2nd at 8/7c for a brand-new episode of #FindingYourRoots !
“This is great news for the holidays!” 🐰🌷🐣
#JimmyKimmel is ecstatic to learn he is DNA Cousins with lifestyle guru #MarthaStewart
Happy 🔟th Season of #FindingYourRoots ! 🎉 Thank you to our fabulous Season 6 guest, #ZacPosen , for sharing this lovely message with us!! We just loved having you on our show. 💛
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We are full of smiles awaiting our very special “Viewers Like You” episode of #FindingYourRoots ! We can feel your excitement to hear from Terrie, Joyce, and Megan about their unique experience on our show and listen to their ancestral stories. 💜💚