Finding your roots

Sneak Preview: Michelle Rodriguez!!

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I usually post about a Finding Your Roots episode after it comes out but I’m SUPER excited for this one! This Sunday will feature both Michelle Rodriguez and Adrian Grenier. I’m excited to see Michelle’s family tree because one of her sides is Puerto Rican!! I can’t wait to see what they discover, where her …

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Finding Your Roots: John Legend and Wanda Sykes

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This past Sunday there was another great episode on Finding Your Roots featuring John Legend and Wanda Sykes! (All of the episodes have been awesome though!) This episode was particularly interesting because it was able to trace their family back to free people of color that were able to break their families from slavery before the …

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Finding Your Roots: Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, and Ruth Simmons

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This was probably one of my favorite episodes from the Finding Your Roots series so far! Mostly because it helped three African Americans find some roots in certain Africa tribes. Granted, some could have other mixtures from other African slaves brought to the US which married into the family through other lines, seeing as how …

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