The Love Boat aired until 1986 and also had a series of TV movies. His later TV appearances included Oz, Touched by an Angel ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer In 2021, Hillsboro Elementary School fifth grade teacher Nicole Mitchell started a special ...

East Tennessee State University’s Festival of Ideas welcomed award-winning actor, host and literary advocate LeVar Burton as a keynote speaker on Thursday. Burton is best known for hosting PBS’s ...

who starred as Kunta Kinte in the recent remake of "Roots." Eventually, Hezekiah steps into the boxing ring on both sides of London. But when he arrives in England, fresh off the boat at the ...

The gritty reality of the East End of London in the 1880s is about to be recreated in new Disney+ show A Thousand Blows The show is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing (Photo: Disney+ ...

He played Kunta Kinte in the miniseries and was acclaimed for his performance. Kirby has also appeared in an episode of Black Mirror - Men Against Fire, from the third season. He played the role ...

I believed I deserved it and that it was for my own good. I remember watching “Roots” with them and seeing Kunta Kinte beaten with a whip. I connected the whip to the belt and wondered if that was why ...

It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news of the passing of our friend and colleague, Rick Kunta. Rick went home to be with the Lord on January 30th. He will be deeply missed by all who ...

Amos was recognized for portraying Kunta Kinte in the original Roots limited series and the patriarch of the first sitcom about a nuclear Black family, Good Times. He also had roles on shows like ...