Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A remake of Roots by History may not have the same impact today as it did in 1977, when the original that starred LeVar Burton ...

Almost 50 years ago, LeVar Burton burst onto the scene as Kunta Kinte in his role in the television miniseries "Roots." Since then, his work has only continued to be influential. He hosted "Reading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding Your Roots PBS Finding out who you are and what your ancestry looks like can be a complicated journey for African ...

LeVar Burton shared his thoughts on the late John Amos during an appearance on ABC’s The View today, praising his Roots costar – they played the enslaved person Kunta Kinte at different points in the ...

But one of the most touching tributes of all came from LeVar Burton, Amos’ co-star in the hit 1977 mini-series “Roots.” Burton played a young Kunta Kinte, the son of an African warrior who is captured ...

Unidentified Man (Announcer): Tonight we present a landmark in television entertainment - "Roots" - the true story Alex Haley uncovered in his 12-year search across the seven generations of his ...