OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The renowned and celebrated actor and director, LeVar Burton, will visit Metro Kansas City in mid February. Mr.

Nephew of Alex Haley Meets Newfound Scottish Cousin for the First Time PROVO, Utah, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancestry.com, the world's largest online resource for family history, announced today that the late Alex Haley, author of Roots - the decisive masterpiece that inspired many Americans to take pride in their heritage - was the direct descendent of a Scottish ancestor.

By Mary Carole McCauley, The Baltimore Sun Jun. 3--Chris Haley's family tree has extra-strong Roots. In the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title, his uncle Alex Haley traced the family history back to an African slave named Kunta Kinte -- and spawned a legend.

MONTREAL (CP) - A Quebec group is launching a human rights complaint over a comic Internet video depicting an African cannibal dubbed Kunta Kinte making stew with a couple of Quebec tourists.

This week marks the 30th anniversary of one of America's great television miniseries, Roots. With minorities running as serious contenders for president and with two African-American coaches in the Super Bowl, the impact of this TV series is probably not fully appreciated today.