Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of director Spike Lee and actor Kristin Chenoweth, meeting ancestors whose creativity built their families.
Originally aired in May 24, 1984 as an Hawai'i Public Television program called SPECTRUM. We learn about the different species of Hawaiian Wood and its many uses.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of musicians Lizzo and Flea—traveling across the globe to find stories of the ancestors who inspired their work.
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
Explore mammals’ surprising origins, long before the age of dinosaurs.
Animator Ishu Patel, documenting films about hula and a Tongan choir are featured in this episode.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. heads west to map the family trees of Sara Haines and Tracy Letts.
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
Do speech buttons really allow dogs to talk to us? Scientists investigate.
In this classic episode of Spectrum Hawaii, we visit the islands of Lanaʻi and Molokaʻi.