The 35th annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival celebrated African-American heritage Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Eric Davis, left, and Comacell Brown Jr. act as hosts on ...

I was fortunate in 1981-82 to be working with student government at Yakima Valley College when student leaders initiated the invitation to acclaimed author Alex Haley to speak at the college on Feb.

Kunta Kinte, a member of popular music duo, Bradez, has opened up on his 15-year battle with a life-threatening illness. In an interview on Fakye Showbiz on December 14, 2024, the "One Gallon" ...

But one of the most touching tributes of all came from LeVar Burton, Amos’ co-star in the hit 1977 mini-series “Roots.” Burton played a young Kunta Kinte, the son of an African warrior who is captured ...

John Amos, the actor known for his role as the family patriarch on the hit sitcom “Good Times” and the adult Kunta Kinte in the famed original miniseries “Roots,” has died, according to a his longtime ...

He played Gordy the weatherman on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and earned an Emmy nom for his turn as the older Kunta Kinte on 'Roots.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor John Amos, the TV writer turned Emmy ...

Rep. Jeff Dotseth, R-Kettle River, speaking on the House floor on May 2, 2024. YouTube screenshot. Minnesota Rep. Jeff Dotseth, R-Kettle River, allegedly mused that he would own slaves if it were ...

The 34th annual The Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival was held Saturday in the grounds of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Robin Monroe and her grandson Noah Maura, 4, dance to the music ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Ni Dembaya African Drum & Dance Ensemble dancers on the Main Stage at a previous Kunta Kinte ...

LeVar Burton has weighed in on a man claiming there's no way he can be racist because he allegedly has a tattoo of Kunta Kinte on his arm. A caller named James hit up the English talk radio station ...

An anti-vaccine activist previously charged under the name Antonio Mureddu has told a judge that he is now transgender and should be addressed as ‘Kunta Kinte’, the name of a fictional slave from the ...