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Reading with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, and Hollis Robbins,

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Reading with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, and Hollis Robbins,

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, 'Henry Louis Gates Jr.'

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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Finding Your Roots, Gospel, Stony the Road) is a filmmaker, professor, and cultural critic. Henry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what techniques he uses when interviewing people, how far back he can trace his family...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. An Emmy, Du Pont, and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, and...

Elizabeth Alexander in conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 'The Trayvon Generation'

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Elizabeth Alexander, author of The Light of the World In conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Co-sponsored with Bunch of Grapes Bookstore

Nikole Hannah-Jones in conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: "The New York Times’ 1619 Project"

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Watch the livestream: The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery in Britain’s North American colonies. It aims to reframe the reframe the history of the United States...

Axios: 'Henry Louis Gates Jr. to oversee new Oxford Dictionary of African American English'

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Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. announced this week that he will oversee the new Oxford Dictionary of African American English as editor-in-chief.

Forbes: How to "Find Your Roots" Like Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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How do you find the right direction in your life and understand who you truly are? On PBS’s Finding Your Roots, Henry Louis Gates Jr. allows celebrities like Scarlett Johannsson and Questlove to better understand themselves by helping them to discover...

Chicago Tribune: 'Henry Louis Gates Jr. accepts Tribune Literary Award'

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. appeared at the Chicago Humanities Festival Sunday to accept the Tribune’s 2019 Literary Award, recognizing his lifetime of accomplishment as a literary critic, historian and filmmaker. Gates is a fixture of American culture, a...

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, 'Henry Louis Gates, Jr. On Black Identity And Taking A Stand Against Ideological Bullies'

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Emmy-winning documentarian and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recalls his years at Yale University and the ideological bullies who tried to tell him how to be Black

Variety, 'Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s ‘Gospel’ Is a Celebratory Account of the Faith-Based Music’s History: TV Review'

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A companion series to the 2021 docuseries, “The Black Church,” and executive produced and narrated by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., directors Stacey L. Holman and Shayla Harris’ latest docuseries, “Gospel,” is a historical account of the musical genre.

NAACP to Honor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with Spingarn Medal at 115th National Convention

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LAS VEGAS – Today, the NAACP, in collaboration with media partner PBS Vegas, announced esteemed historian and literary scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as the 2024 Spingarn medal recipient – the Association's highest honor. The Spingarn Award dinner will...

Nikole Hannah-Jones in conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: "The New York Times’ 1619 Project"

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December 4th, 2019 4:00pm Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center, 10th Floor, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED -- OPENS 11/25 at NOON The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th...