The Roots Picnic Leaves Philly to Rock NY The Roots Picnic in New York City was like a buttoned-up Afropunk, but with white people. On Oct. 1-2, the legendary Roots crew mesmerized New York City’s Bryant Park with the music festival known as the Roots Picnic. The event, which typically tak Read more ... es place in Philadelphia, is quite the institution t...

10 Things You May Not Know About Roots In January 1977, over a hundred million Americans watched the ABC's miniseries Roots, based on Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize and National Book Aw...

Why the stakes for the new "Roots" are raised A new version of the epic family drama “Roots” debuted on three networks simultaneously amid considerable hype and host of rave reviews.

Why the iconic miniseries 'Roots' needed a remake The 1977 miniseries 'Roots' is considered a seminal piece of pop culture, and a groundbreaking and revered feat in storytelling.

Roots Is As Necessary Today As It Was 40 Years Ago The miniseries Roots originally aired for eight consecutive nights in 1977 because executives at ABC were convinced the chronicle of an enslaved black ...

'Roots' grows deeper in new version of slavery epic on History Almost four decades after its premiere, "Roots" still stands as an elite landmark in TV history. The saga of author Alex Haley tracing his ancestral roots to a young African boy kidnapped and sold into slavery was a phenomenon when it first aired on Read more ... ABC in 1977, gripping a nation with its brutal bu...

Widow of Roots author reveals full story of the big-spending womanizer Roots author Alex Haley's widow My Lewis, 68, has told Daily Mail Online how he demanded she keep her contribution to Roots and their 15-year marriage a secret. She did so until his untimely death in 1992.

Watch The Roots freestyle on 'The Tonight Show 'using famous slogans On The Tonight Show Thursday night, The Roots were asked to create some impromptu songs on the recurring segment “Freestylin’ with The Roots.”

Were My Ancestors British Soldiers in Jamaica? Tracing Your Roots: Seeking roots in those who colonized the Caribbean nation.