Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Roots' trailer revisits Kunta Kinte and his epic story. The first trailer for the History Channel’s remake of the 1977 slavery ...

When Alex Haley’s “Roots” debuted in 1976, the novel detailing the horrific truth of slavery’s past validated the experiences of Black America while also holding white people accountable. Now, a ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a career-making performance for Kirby, the 26-year-old Brit who describes filming the miniseries as a spiritual experience.

Malachi Kirby is Kunta Kinte in History's New Orleans-shot remake of the slavery epic 'Roots.' (A E Networks) "Omoro then walked out before all the assembled people of the village. Moving to his ...

The remake of Roots is giving us a richer look at Alex Haley’s family tree, and tonight was just the first chapter. Off top, the story seems a little fuller–more rounded out. This isn’t to say that ...

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As the rebel slave who defied his captors, Kunta Kinte, immortalised in print and on screen in "Roots", put The Gambia on the map for historical tourism. But the island where he and tens of thousands ...

Malachi Kirby says it was literally a spiritual journey to take on the iconic role of Gambian warrior Kunta Kinte in the History Channel's daring remake of the 1977 mini-series, Roots. Subscribe to ...