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When a Roots remake was announced earlier in the year, many wondered who would play the iconic role of Kunta Kinte — now Deadline has finally put speculation to rest. According to the film ...

Weather permitting, the 33rd Annual Kunta Kinte Festival is set to take place ... Butt,” appearing on the soundtrack for Spike Lee’s film “School Daze,” and “Taste Your Love,” the ...

The film’s star was Richard Gere ... older guide to the enslaved Kunta Kinte in the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” died March 29 at a rehabilitation center in Santa Monica, Calif.

The 34th annual The Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival was held Saturday in the grounds of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Robin Monroe and her grandson Noah Maura, 4, dance to the ...