Burton says he is proud to be Stoney’s namesake, and that Stoney embodies the values he’s spent much of his life advocating ...

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LeVar Burton just took a look at his family tree and was shocked by what he found. The "Reading Rainbow" host appeared on the latest episode of PBS' "Finding Your Roots," where he discovered that ...

especially for actor LeVar Burton. On the latest episode of the popular PBS series "Finding Your Roots," Burton discovered a hidden family secret: one of his ancestors was a white Confederate ...

LeVar Burton got hit with a one-two punch while tracing his family's ancestry on the Jan. 16 episode of PBS' hit series "Finding Your Roots." Burton rose to fame as a child actor in the TV ...

It turns out that LeVar Burton’s passion for literacy comes from a long familial legacy. During a recent appearance on PBS’ “Finding Your Roots,” the actor discovered information about his ...

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 ...

Actor LeVar Burton was in disbelief after learning he descended from a White Confederate soldier on Tuesday's episode of "Finding Your Roots." The PBS documentary show uses written ancestries and ...

On Tuesday night’s episode of Finding Your Roots, LeVar Burton was shocked to discover that he’s part-white. Burton, the renowned host of PBS educational series Reading Rainbow and star of ...

LeVar Burton, who famously starred alongside James in the TV miniseries Roots, also shared a touching message about his colleague on X (formerly Twitter). In a message on X, LeVar shared a ...

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 ...