What makes you Southern? Or better yet, what determines whether you come from the South or not? This question is much more complicated than just straightforward geography, and there are many factors ...

Born To Sing - Singers Ciara and Alanis Morissette examine their family histories. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the remarkable roots of singers Alanis Morissette and Ciara, using DNA analysis and ...

In recent months, farmers across Europe and India have mobilized to protest agricultural policies, reflecting a growing trend of discontent worldwide. The protests began in Europe, where farmers ...

Shawn and Jacob from Exploring Roots are paddling the Missouri River to raise $5,000 to support inner city youths. Exploring Roots is a veteran-led organization that provides nature-based wellness ...

Richard Bona, the Grammy-winning bassist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist affectionately known as "The African Sting," brings his unparalleled artistry to Yoshi's in Oakland this January. With his ...

This coming July, as part of their 10 year anniversary celebrations, The Conte Club is excited to announce a widening of its travel product focusing on ancestry and heritage. Previously known as ‘DNA ...

Brazil is home to the most Catholics anywhere on the planet. Founded by Portuguese explorers, part of their mission was to spread Catholicism throughout the world, and they started at home ...

But even without locating our roots, I came away feeling more Irish than I'd ever felt, and quite at home over there. Thinking about it since then, I've come up with a couple of reasons for that -- I ...