With all due respect to Coming to America’s Cleo McDowell — owner of an off-brand McDonald’s featuring a logo with golden arcs, not arches, and a Big Mick burger, not a Big Mac — John Amos’ two most ...
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 groundbreaking miniseries was based on Alex Haley’s bestselling novel, tracking his ancestral history from abducted West African teen Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) through generations of enslaved ...
To recognize Black History Month, Book of the Day is digging into the archives to bring you some important interviews. In 1977, author Alex Haley told NPR he didn't want to put the main character of ...
Malachi Kirby plays Kunta Kinte in the remake of the award-winning mini-series. (Courtesy photo) The “Roots” mini-series is coming back to TV with a contemporary twist. This one is a new adaptation of ...
Keith Olbermann has apologized after getting dragged for hours on social media for comparing President Trump to a slavery figure. The ex-sports broadcaster and political commentator drew ire Tuesday ...
*Up-and-coming British actor Malachi Kirby has been cast as Kunta Kinte in A&E Networks’ remake of “Roots,” reports Deadline.com. Billed as an “event series,” the remake will follow the iconic ...
The “Roots” mini-series is celebrating its 45th anniversary and EUR had the opportunity to sit down with not one but two legendary actors from the series – Louis Gossett Jr. and John Amos – which ...
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 ...
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