Henry Louis Gates Jr. explains how the PBS series navigates shocking ancestry revelations, guest privacy and the truths that can forever alter a family story.

For the Rucker sisters, hair care is more than just a business; it’s a cherished family tradition. Ellen Rucker Sellers and Ione Rucker Jamison, the founders of Rucker Roots, have turned their ...

Genealogy can easily be a narcissistic endeavor, steeped in self-aggrandizement, a way of making false connections and eliminating undesired ones. Kings have used it to exalt themselves, tyrants to ...