Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1985, a venerated American author described his affinity for a certain underdog city with big charm. He noted that city's ...

Alex Haley was born in New York, but called East Tennessee home for years. The "Roots: The Saga of an American Family" author has shaped many lives in the world.

On Monday, officials from Annapolis and West Africa will gather at the Alex Haley Memorial at Annapolis City Dock at 1 p.m. to mark the statue’s 25th anniversary. Erected in 1999 to commemorate Haley, ...

In 1985, a venerated American author described his affinity for a certain underdog city with big charm. He noted that city's "steadily rising image as a pleasant, entertaining, positive city either to ...