Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr .
a group of highly accomplished African-Americans back to Africa—including Oprah! Gayle is joined by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr ., the show's host/executive producer and chair of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University
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Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr .
when sergeant James Crowley and Henry Louis Gates met at his home in Henry Louis Gates . Joins us in the studio hello professor gates hello okay I know He walked ..... I thought He would say hello professor gates week we get this call about
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on where avenue that day in June when sergeant James Crowley and Henry Louis Gates met at his home in Henry Louis Gates . Joins us in the studio hello professor gates hello okay I know He walked in the first thing I said was so what's news -- -- -- boy oh boy
a sudden. Rather than this man I thought He would say hello professor gates week we get this call about breaking and entering -- and I Cigna the first thing He said to me it's not.
911 breaking and entering charge a -- of the -- officer. I'm professor gates I live here you said can I sit NM Harvard professor. Now skip did you really you you just said that He was hostile did you really respond oh okay I'm professor gates . Or did you become hostile back to him no I didn't become firm with him until a little bit later OK I
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr .'s Faces of America Video
Actresses Eva Longoria and Meryl Streep, Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and director Mike Nichols learn about their ancestry with the help of Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr .
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Reconciliation
course has to do with Henry Louis Gates the professor at Harvard ..... time at least and professor gates was already in his ..... satisfied and asked professor gates to step outside. And that got professor gates pretty upset and at
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in the news quite a bit of course has to do with Henry Louis Gates the professor at Harvard had of their studies program. Couldn't get into his house one night and He was -- with the skier whatever. And the neighbors. Called police because she didn't know what was going on there was this. Intruder trying to get into the house so -- -- the police -- At a time at least -- and professor gates was already in his home well. It theoretically sort of should have been OK at that point but the policeman. We're satisfied and asked professor gates to step outside. And that got professor gates pretty upset and at that point a little bit of verbal square inch obviously occurred. And -- sergeant Crowley the Cambridge police
Dangerous so you know technically theoretically sound and sergeant Crowley didn't though professor gates He didn't know. What woman might be in a closet somewhere or something you know that there might be violence in the
the White House than they met up in the library right. And professor gates and nobody really know what to do at that time He says -- I walked over stuck out my hand and I said. It's a pleasure to meet you and that broke the all quickness so Democrats professor says to sergeant Crowley. That once -- got back to Cambridge that they should get together over Beers on Thursday evening in an effort to ease the tension. To continue with this process. -- because they realize they were part of a larger narrative. As professor gates He said He said. We both had been cast -- characters in other people's narratives that we could not control but if we take control of our own stories we can control the narrative. No sir Denny said that by the time President Obama walked and they the immediately told him of their plans to have lunch together. And we told a new set of our progress that we had already made. He said -- ranging the meeting Obama had begun He had allowed them to bridge the divide in order to make a large commitment to American society. And then professor gates went on to say that the president was great it was very wise -- say agent -- -- Monica and I I
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Activist Derrick Ashong
Oprah Radio host Gayle King talks with activist Derrick Ashong about the recent arrest of Harvard professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr .
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Celebs Dig Up Their Family Secrets
Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon, Lisa Kudrow, Brooke Shields and Emmitt Smith uncover their family secrets. Plus, just months after his infamous beer summit, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr .
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Oprah's Genealogical Journey Video
After the show, the cameras keep rolling as Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr . talks about Oprah's genetic test and inspiring family history.
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Race Issues
about race and what happened to skip gates Henry Louis Gates professor Henry Louis Gates it. Harvard University is just another ..... happened. What what is your take on the Henry Louis Gates incident. You know what honestly I think
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a discussion about race and what happened to skip gates -- -- Henry Louis Gates professor Henry Louis Gates it. Harvard University is just another one of those examples of how. Blacks and whites can sometimes be perceived. And to recap
it just happened. -- -- What what is your take on the Henry Louis Gates incident. You know what honestly I think that it just put them the other colors that it is a day. Position where
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The Importance of Ancestry
once lived in the country we now call Liberia. The man who led her down this path of self-discovery was Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr ., a Harvard professor and pioneer in the field of genealogy. "I've got to say, when it happened to me
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At Last: The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy
on specific topics, such as Bono and Nicholas Kristof on social action; Ellen DeGeneres, Stanley Crouch and Henry Louis Gates Jr . on equality; Elie Wiesel and Toni Morrison on writing books; Julia Roberts and Diane von Furstenberg on culture