Jeff Johnson explains why criticism of a new version of the history-making series “Roots” is unfounded. He says it’s a good thing that “Roots” is reemerging in today’s…
Actor Laurence Fishburne will play Alex Haley in A&E Networks’ reboot of Haley’s classic African-American novel Roots, History Channel’s executive vice president and general manager Dirk Hoogstra…
What originally started out as just an interest in his own genealogy, became a publication from which millions of African-American suddenly called their own story. American…
VIA: Biography.com (born August 11, 1921, Ithaca, New York, U.S.—died February 10, 1992, Seattle, Washington) American writer whose works of historical fiction and reportage depicted the struggles of African Americans. Although his parents were teachers, Haley was an indifferent student. He began writing to avoid boredom during voyages while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard […]
