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The Generations Project

Lakia

Season 1 Episode 1

Is pessimism hereditary? Lakia Holmes journeys through her great-grandmother’s life to find out. Her question takes her from the Big Apple to rural Alabama to the small schoolhouse of her great-grandmother’s youth, a harrowing reenactment of life as a slave and a surprise encounter with the grandfather she has never met.
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Season 3 Episode 13
Natalie
After losing her youngest son, Natalie wants to find strength from her ancestors to heal.
Eli
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Season 3 Episode 12
Eli
Eli is an Iraq veteran who wants to find peace and learn about her Yaqui history.
Jill
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Season 3 Episode 11
Jill
Jill wants to let go of the resentment she had for her father by learning about his life.
David
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Season 3 Episode 10
David
David learns if his grandfather left a child behind in Jamaica and lied about his race.
Nancy
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Nancy
Nancy is her husband’s full-time caregiver and wants to be self-empowered.
Amber
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Season 3 Episode 8
Amber
Amber helps her daughter discover her African American heritage and self-acceptance.
Raquel
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Season 3 Episode 7
Raquel
Raquel needs her ancestors' advice to choose between family and a career.
Roi
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Season 3 Episode 6
Roi
Roi looks to his ancestors to find a way to deal with his anger and find peace.
Rachel
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Rachel
Rachel looks to her ancestry and learns that her great-grandma was in a quartet.
Graham
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Graham
Olympic snowboarder Graham learns to make sacrifices and studies his Asian ancestry.
Where Are They Now?
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Where Are They Now?
Emily, Tara, Rachel and Sean share how The Generations Project shaped their lives.
Matthew
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Season 3 Episode 2
Matthew
Matthew turns to his ancestors to mourn the death of his brother who served in Iraq.
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