When news that the A&E network was remaking Alex Haley’s Roots miniseries, surely some fans of the previous incarnation envisioned who would take over the lead role of Kunta Kinte that LeVar Burton ...

The Gone Too Far star will play Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which inspired the original 1977 series. Levar Burton played ...

Sports journalist Jason Whitlock likened the treatment of rapper Kanye West to Kunta Kinte in the 1970s miniseries 'Roots' in an interview Thursday with FOX News host Tucker Carlson. West sat down ...

"Thank you, Alex Haley for fulfilling the fullness of your destiny and sharing your family’s story with all of us," the actor says. By Ryan Parker Former Senior Reporter LeVar Burton on Saturday ...

Roots laid the foundation for LeVar Burton to forge a career full of education, empathy and, of course, entertainment — 45 years later, he talks with PEOPLE about the landmark miniseries' legacy ...

Feb 25 (Reuters) - The groundbreaking television miniseries "Roots," which tells the story of Kunta Kinte, kidnapped in Africa and sold into slavery in the United States, is celebrating its 45th ...

But one of the most touching tributes of all came from LeVar Burton, Amos’ co-star in the hit 1977 mini-series “Roots.” Burton played a young Kunta Kinte, the son of an African warrior who is captured ...

The character — first introduced in Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family — has become a pop culture symbol from the African-American community Dave Quinn is the Deputy News ...

Political pundit Keith Olbermann was slammed on Twitter Tuesday for calling President Trump “a whiny little Kunta Kinte,” in a ham-fisted attempt to twist the name of the “Roots” character into a ...

Burton, who famously portrayed Kunta Kinte in the television adaptation, got into the mix. Keith Olbermann received major backlash after he compared Donald Trump to a fictional Black slave from the ...

Colin Kaepernick appeared to send a strong message to members of the NFL on Saturday: he’s ready to play, but he’s not changing who he is to do so. The free-agent quarterback, who has not been a ...