8pm Thursday FINDING YOUR ROOTS - History
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores fascinating ancestries and family mysteries for an array of notable guests.
For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.
WRITE MY NAME IN THE BOOK OF LIFE
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons uncover extraordinary rare first-person accounts of their enslaved ancestors.
Pharell Williams is a recording artist, producer, songwriter, philanthropist, fashion designer, and entrepreneur He has been a creative force in the music industry and beyond for more than two decades. Pharrell discusses how he has experienced slavery intimately through his family tree.
Kasi Lemmons is an award-winning director, writer, actress and professor who has been a staple in Hollywood for nearly three decades. Kasi discovers she has a shared identical stretch of DNA with actor Kevin Bacon.
