Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Carrying little Kunta in his strong arms, he walked to the edge of the village, lifted his baby up with his face to the heavens and said softly, “Behold — ...

Malachi Kirby says it was literally a spiritual journey to take on the iconic role of Gambian warrior Kunta Kinte in the History Channel's daring remake of the 1977 mini-series, Roots. “On the set, I ...

Kunta Kinte Island sits at the mouth of the Gambia River. Though tiny – it is barely big enough to house some ruins of its past and a baobab grove – the role it has played in world history has been ...