Acclaimed for his scholarship, his documentary films about African, Afro-Latin and African American History (ASALH), and popular television series, “Finding Your Roots,” Henry Louis Gates, Jr., has brought fascinating African American family stories to the wider public. The Black History Month Festival in 2021 is proud to feature a conversation between ASALH’s national president Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who will share his motivations in popularizing Black History through the heritage of African American families and communities and their search for roots. 1-3 p.m. $50. www.asalh.org // @asalh_bhm