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A school district in Eastern Tennessee has reversed its decision to ban the novel "Roots" by famed author Alex Haley.
Knox County Schools’ ‘Roots’ ban removes Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from library shelves under Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act.
A ribbon-cutting at the renovated Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center took place Friday. A community celebration is scheduled Saturday.
theGrio is running down the top 15 quotes from Malcolm X's speeches and texts that were impactful during his day…
Documents penned by both activist Malcolm X and writer Alex Haley have recently been sold at auction and are now…
NEW YORK (AP) — Will history repeat itself with the remake of "Roots" ?
PARIS (AP) — LeVar Burton was initially skeptical of remaking "Roots," the groundbreaking miniseries that launched his career in 1977...
PARIS (AP) — LeVar Burton was initially skeptical of remaking "Roots," the groundbreaking miniseries that launched his career in 1977...
REPORT - When a Roots remake was announced earlier in the year, many wondered who would play the iconic role…
theGRIO REPORT - The famed 1970's television miniseries Roots will be getting a modern reboot. Actor Laurence Fishburne has officially…
OPINION - News of the History Channel’s plans to remake Roots may have been unexpected but, given the box office…
NEW YORK (AP) — A remake of the groundbreaking television miniseries 'Roots' is in the works at the History network...
theGRIO REPORT - The original cast of the groundbreaking TV mini-series Roots will be partaking in a live Q&A for…
MIAMI (AP) - Hans Massaquoi, a former managing editor of Ebony magazine who wrote a memoir about his unusual childhood…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The son of Malcolm X's biographer is asking Syracuse University to hand over a letter in…
VIDEO - In the interview, Malcolm X explains to Mike Wallace, 'Frustration itself has been sufficient, all that was necessary…
SLIDESHOW - On the 35th anniversary of its airing, theGrio takes a look back at where the 'Roots' actors were…
OPINION - Alex Haley's classic exploration of his own "roots" couldn't have picked a better time to join the newest…
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - The ABC series was seen in whole or part by 130 million people -- more…
REVIEW - Did you know that the NAACP gave Hugh Hefner a special award? What about the fact that Alex…