The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

the universality of human experiences. 2013 Alex Haley Roots Camp: Aid High School-Aged Hispanic and African American boys in discovering their family history and genealogy. More information TBA.

The late Alex Haley is internationally known and revered. His masterwork Roots has been translated into 37 languages. When it first aired on network television in 1977 Roots was viewed by some 140 ...

Her mother was in Tennessee’s MBA program and went with me to visit Alex Haley – a fellow University of Tennessee faculty member – at his farm in Norris, Tennessee. She had read “Roots” and meeting ...

Listen to a short summary Read by Guy R. Your browser does not support the audio element.The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial ...

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots" chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.

The Society of Journalists and Authors cancelled their Alex Haley Excellence Award. Nevertheless ... (Did you see NBC's special on the 25th anniversary of the Roots miniseries the other night? Not too ...

Officials from Annapolis and West Africa will gather at the Alex Haley Memorial at Annapolis City Dock at 1 p.m. to mark the ...