Premieres Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app
The acclaimed series returns with Professor Gates exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures.
On this episode, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the long-lost roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph and historian Lonnie Bunch—two African Americans whose ancestors broke boundaries and forged families as they moved from slavery to freedom.

Watch On Your Schedule: This episode will be available to stream on the PBS app.
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