Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. tests Jimmy’s celebrity family tree knowledge by asking which celebrities are distant cousins! | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2.6K reactions · 2.3K shares | Discover how Africa helped shape our...

176K views · 9.6K reactions | As we near the end of this year’s #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate Maya Angelou and her profound impact on African American culture. Her voice will forever be among the most transcendent in our history. Black History in Two Minutes | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Facebook

47K views · 3.4K reactions | The “Season of Dr. Gates” begins this Tuesday, January 28 and you’re invited❗  Tune in at 8/7c for an all-new episode of Finding Your Roots, followed by the premiere of our all-new four-part series, Great Migrations: A People on the Move. ✨ We just can’t wait for you to see this. | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Facebook

2.1M views · 62K reactions | Anyone else agree?!  | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Facebook

144K views · 7.8K reactions | NEW AGE NEW ME. I’m turning a whole year older today and embracing all the new adventures! Cheers to new beginnings, fresh goals, and a fabulous year ahead! ✨ | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Facebook

8.3K views · 723 reactions | #MakingBlackAmericaPBS premieres on October 4! Together, we celebrate and unpack the heart of the African American experience - showcasing Black people’s ability to prosper, defy white supremacy and define Blackness in ways that transformed America itself. Tune in to part one of #MakingBlackAmericaPBS on Tuesday 10/4 at 9/8c, only on PBS. | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Facebook

858 reactions · 75 shares | Brittany Packnett Cunningham and #AnitaHill join me on the next episode of #FindingYourRoots! These two trailblazers made profound sacrifices for social justice and now they have the chance to discover the ancestors who made sacrifices for them. Watch next Tuesday, January 11 at 8/7c on PBS! | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Facebook

259K views · 7.7K reactions | “Even though he couldn’t read, and he couldn’t write, he could feel.” #ReginaKing sheds tears of joy while reading the voter registration card of her third-great-grandfather who registered only two years after slavery ended. Watch this powerful episode of #FindingYourRoots with Regina and #DamonLindelof of Watchmen HBO now on pbs.org/findingyourroots or the PBS Video App! | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Facebook