In April it was announced that LeVar Burton and Will Packer were set to executive-produce a remake of Roots, which will air on three channels: Lifetime, A&E and History. Roots, which originally aired ...

*Laurence Fishburne is the first major name to join A&E Networks’ remake of the 1977 miniseries, “Roots,” the network announced Wednesday. The series is set for simulcast on History, A&E and Lifetime ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On August 11, 1921, renowned author Alex Haley was born. He’s best known for Roots: The Saga of an American Family, a Pulitzer-winning work that traced his ancestry from Africa ...