Pope Leo received an official copy of his family tree, which includes his ties to "free people of color" in New Orleans.

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts 'Finding Your Roots' on PBS, confirmed Pope Leo XIV is related to Madonna, Angelina Jolie, ...

But beyond the celeb connections, Gates’ research uncovered something far more powerful: Pope Leo XIV is of mixed Black and ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” said he handed the pontiff a copy of his family tree.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy and Peabody Award ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. could have told us to storm the state Capitol. Instead, he chose to connect and unite, to remind us of how much we are alike.

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CORNISH: Henry Louis Gates Jr., thank you so much for speaking with us, for sharing this story. GATES: Thank you. CORNISH: "The Black Church" - it's both a documentary series on PBS and a new book ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. Unpacks Black Literature’s ‘Black Box’ In his latest book, the Harvard scholar shows how African American writers have used the written word to shape their reality ...