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Finding Your Roots
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Lupita Nyongo carries DNA from the oldest maternal haplogroup called Mitochondrial Eve, something we’ve never seen on the show before. During this time, no human beings were alive outside of Africa meaning every person on Earth was Black!
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages that claim Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages that claim Glenn Close and John Waters.
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Nancy Pelosi, Norah O’Donnell, and Zac Posen discover surprising roots.
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Gayle King, Jordan Peele, and Issa Rae discover surprising roots.
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Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Lidia Bastianich discover surprising roots.
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Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Kehinde Wiley discover surprising rates.
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Téa Leoni and Joe Madison discover surprising roots.
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Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles discover surprising roots.
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Laura Linney, Lisa Ling, and Soledad O’Brien discover surprising roots.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei, and John Turturro meet ancestors who made immense sacrifices.