Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. is an amazing new series that uses the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans — professor and poet Elizabeth Alexander, chef Mario Batali, comedian Stephen Colbert, novelist Louise Erdrich, journalist Malcolm Gladwell, actress Eva Longoria, musician Yo-Yo Ma, director Mike Nichols, Her Majesty Queen Noor, television host/heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, actress Meryl Streep, and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi.
I think learning about our past is the best way to learn about who we are today and quite possibly shape our future as well as that of our future generations.
Here’s the Faces of American youtube channel…