DNA analysis has been taken to a whole new level on the PBS series Faces Of America hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In it the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard explores genetics and ancestral lineage in a way that blends science & history and gives evidence of the cross cultural ties of all Americans and proves our ethnic link to the world.
That kind of tenacity for details and academic excellence has led to 50 honorary doctorates for Dr. Gates and he sits atop several high ranking positions including the WEB Du Bois Institute for African and American Research at Harvard University and
TheRoot.com; which is an on line comprehensive resource of African American and Africana Studies.
