I’m watching Season 3, episode 9 of “Sister, Sister” when Tia and Tamera were stuck out at sea in a boat. Tamera jokingly says to Tia “just pretend we’re on the Mayflower floating to Plymouth Rock.” The irony!!!

@PlannedObsolescence

8 ай бұрын

How is that ironic?

@patriciab4555

8 ай бұрын

It's ironic because on the Finding Your Roots Episode, Tamera found out that she descended from Pilgrims that were on the Mayflower.@@PlannedObsolescence

@Decadancehallking

6 ай бұрын

That's nuts!!! I love stuff like that 🤯

@christinafidance340

4 ай бұрын

@@PlannedObsolescenceDid you finish this video???

@YessicaGypsy89

3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

Wow. And I’m very glad that it was pointed out that she embodies the very perplexity of race in America. She is of those who began this country as we know it AND those enslaved by those same people. Wow.

@coreysmith624

Жыл бұрын

Always knew she and her twin n lil bro was special ...could tell

@lindaraterink6451

Жыл бұрын

It all came full circle 3 centuries later with her generation without them knowing. Something great is at work here. It must be.

@georgeschaut2178

Жыл бұрын

When Prof Gates says Tamera's ancestors were "here at ground zero for white people," technically the Plymouth settlement was predated by 13 years by the Jamestown settlement.

@thl205

Жыл бұрын

I mean, not to be a downer, but this happens when a slaveholder nonconsensually violates their slaves to produce more baby slaves

@wetguavass

Жыл бұрын

Mexicans and Peruvians.... the most mixed people of America, but at the same time, the most American. USA and America are not the same thing.

Her thanksgivings will NEVER be the same!!

@kravitz1999

Жыл бұрын

Right?? I totally thought the same thing!

@watermelonlover745

2 ай бұрын

🎉❤

@theimplacableauthoritarian2938

7 күн бұрын

Her Thanksgiving will now become a religion!

She's so lucky to be able to know that about her family. Wow

@sr2291

Жыл бұрын

You can do research if you know where to look.

@jdfodio

10 ай бұрын

Blessed, not lucky.

@anellawrites

10 ай бұрын

@@sr2291It can be pretty complicated for Black Americans though. I’ve done research for several Black friends and there isn’t a lot available before the early 1800’s. Black people had their identities stolen and erased.

@FuqNaziTube

3 ай бұрын

@@anellawritesAfter being sold by other BIack people

@emotionalfriendone43

3 ай бұрын

@@anellawrites😂

She is American before America was America!! How awesome! I bet Thanksgiving is a party at her house and has way more personal meaning to her family. This is so cool.

@habibawest9253

Жыл бұрын

I would be embarrassed. Thanksgiving has been whitewashed by those who celebrate it, but these “settlers” abused, tortured and displaced Native Americans.

@MsTeedyboo

11 ай бұрын

Based on hypothetical information; sure.. lol

@intruzione

10 ай бұрын

America has been written in history since 1507.

@hellyxanhellz1944

10 ай бұрын

Girl 😂😂 she’s the pilgrim people because America was already here 😂

@caramelhoni6881

9 ай бұрын

@@MsTeedybooJealous much!

William Brewster was my 12th Great Grandfather. He traveled on the Mayflower with my other pilgrim ancestors, John Howland, Thomas Rogers, Richard Warren, Mary Wentworth, Mary Winslow, and Edward Winslow. Plus a few others. They fall on both my paternal and maternal family tree. I just discovered this in the past few years, what a delight it is to discover history was such a huge part of me. Also exciting to find cousins such as Tamera. She also shares another cousin, who was in my senior class in high school, who is a descendent of W Brewster as well.

@theskull8637

3 ай бұрын

I'm also a dependent from William brewster through love brewster and also william Bradford

@theskull8637

3 ай бұрын

Descendent *

@joytoyouandme4593

3 ай бұрын

@@theskull8637 - Hello cousin! Patience Brewster is my 11th g grandmother-

@JillianSmall_ChildofGod

3 ай бұрын

Waw, that is amazing!

@Sphaatikhaa

3 ай бұрын

Isn’t angela davis another descendant of William brewster?

I've always said Tamera is like....the princess of America. (She's so beautiful, graceful, Regal, classy, vulnerable, kind, empathetic, etc - everything a Disney princess would be) but this literally kinda makes her America's Princess - connected to both the oppressed and the oppressors, the rebels, the freedom seekers. She has that Dolly Parton factor - very likeable

@rahulhp9890

Жыл бұрын

couldn’t agree more. she is a light in this world.

@breadquandafabo-lousz8496

Жыл бұрын

Completely true. If Disney continues on the path of all these live actions, they'd be crazy to not cast Tamera as Princess Tiana.

@Ahmed-ty1ko

Жыл бұрын

What about Tia?

@IamSquirrel

Жыл бұрын

She is delightful. It’s about time people of color declare they are Mayflower descendants. We all share that rebellious spirit.

@wetguavass

Жыл бұрын

The USA is getting kicked out of America.

I wish they would do a behind the scenes episode! I’m really interested to know how long it took them to research her ancestry 13 generations back like this! That’s 400 years of history! It must have taken them a lot of time and effort to do this!

@baz3575

9 ай бұрын

It took me 1.5 years months to read 200 years of records to trace my tree 12 generations back.

@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111

9 ай бұрын

My aunt did ours by hand/telephone/snail mail decades ago. We are Pilgrim descendants 17x over lol

@susanellis1994

7 ай бұрын

How does the history show where she is biracial?

@patriciawarner9680

7 ай бұрын

Once you find a connection to a historical person, the genealogy going back has already been done by historians.

@sharontabor7718

6 ай бұрын

It takes months and sometimes years. However, the Brewster and Mayflower descendants are will documented so that wouldn't take any time at all to locate.

This video needs to be shown on every TV station and passed around the internet. This is America.

@celestialnubian

Жыл бұрын

Governor Ron DesRacist would not approve.

@marybishop9928

11 ай бұрын

@@celestialnubian😂😂😂 so true!

@DoubleBeezy

9 ай бұрын

​@@celestialnubianwait how is he racist 🤡.

I'm also a descendant of the William and Mary Brewster, and it's always nice to see another cousin. 🙂

@johngreene6780

Жыл бұрын

Me too, awesome

@hruodvan7081

Жыл бұрын

Me too on my Dad's side, five other passengers on my Mom's side!!

@donnamcnicol5247

Жыл бұрын

@@hruodvan7081 I have multiple passengers from my great grandparent - great to meet you!! My family is all in Canada now so we don't study about the Mayflower, we studied Canadian History. What surprised me was how she didn't know much about the Mayflower, it's taught in schools isn't it with other American History? Don't get me wrong, I had to learn it on my own for my family tree, so I'm happy for her, I was just surprised that's all.

@jacquesm6847

Жыл бұрын

One never knows 😉

@wannacashmeoutside

Жыл бұрын

You guys are so lucky to know this!!

My husband and I both had ancestors on the Mayflower. We were together way before we were together. 😂😂

I'm also a Brewster descendant. William Brewster was my 10th great grandfather. Nice to have another cousin!

@julierichardson7485

Жыл бұрын

Hello Cousin.

@vadoksam9235

Ай бұрын

30th cousins. Yeah we share 0.00000000000000000000000000000001% dna.

She’s just one of those woman who keep getting better with age. Some times I forget that her and her sister are Hollywood royalty, because they are both so frekin funny.

@colleenobrien8212

5 ай бұрын

Please, please it’s “she and her sister”.

@bmorg5190

Ай бұрын

Make up helps... Women need to quit acting like makeup is a part of their face permanently..

@Miles-ud6rh

Ай бұрын

@@bmorg5190 you sound like you don’t like hearing other woman getting compliments.

This was the episode of Finding Your Roots that I was dying to watch. Tamera is still one of my favorite actresses 😍😍😍 I am so thrilled she got to find all this in order to be able to share with her children 💗💗💗

@Dayz_will

Жыл бұрын

What episode and season is this please

@MichaelPark21

Жыл бұрын

@@Dayz_will Season 9 ep 10

@TanyaOwens

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was looking forward to watching it all season too. I remember from their reality show when they discussed how their dad prioritized love to their mom and was ostracized from his family. So things have come full circle for her and her siblings.

William Brewster is also an ancestor of Seth Macfarlane and his sister Rachael, Jordana Brewster, Paget Brewster, Katharine Hepburn, and Bing Crosby among others

@watermelonlover745

2 ай бұрын

It's crazy because Seth hates Christianity

I got to go to a taping of Sister Sister when I was like 10 and I got to give Tamera a hug, it was the BEST.

Even if I weren’t a fan of Tamera’s I would want to watch the full episode because this is *fascinating*.

Angela Davis has the same ancestor. I know that many people are descendants of William Brewster, but Angela Davis was also a guest on “Finding Your Roots”.

@rrlg1

Жыл бұрын

Allison Janney and Ashley Judd too.

@ifeifesi

11 ай бұрын

I imagine Angela Davis was not too pleased about that at all.

@jillw.2524

8 ай бұрын

Most of us are connected & related. We african American are taught as children...not surprised & has nothing with being pleased. Just want our roots that was stolen.

@realtalk6195

3 ай бұрын

@@ifeifesi I don't think it's entirely fair to conflate those who _fled_ Europe to the New World for religious rights, and those who came from Europe for the purpose of imperialism into one. There may be some overlap but overall they're different intentions.

@Njoofene

3 ай бұрын

​@realtalk6195 At the end of the day, they are the same. The intentions might have started differently, but the end result is the same.

Wow...the extremes of past to present and the trails of ancestry never cease to amaze! When I heard Brewster, I knew what was coming! Lol I've traced my roots to the Mayflower as well and to Jamestown and beyond....it's especially mind-blowing to realize these connections to history in our own families. Love her reaction!

@ashleymufasa

Жыл бұрын

Who is your Mayflower ancestor?

@annt7384

10 ай бұрын

Haha, I heard “Scrooby” and knew what was coming :). Both my mom’s parents descended from colonists who arrived in Massachusetts in the 1630s during the Great Pilgrim Migration (1620-1640).

Only 105 passengers on the Mayflower. My reaction was the same as hers when I discovered Digory Preist and his wife are great grandparents of mine. Digory was one of the first to die. Great to see other descendants here and think about how are great grandparents embarked on that journey together.

@julierichardson7485

Жыл бұрын

Hello cousin.

@IamSquirrel

Жыл бұрын

👋

@Snarkerella

Жыл бұрын

102 passengers were on the Mayflower and 52 (exactly 1/2) all died in the first year after they landed in 1620. It's absolutely incredible how many descendants are alive today from just those remaining settlers. I had 10 passengers that I have officially proven that were my direct grandparents that sailed on the Mayflower and settled in Plymouth. I'm so thrilled for Tamara discovering new connections and details about her family's past.

Just WOW! She is the embodiment of American History! She is the beginning and the worst part of our history! She has definitely BRAGGED RIGHTS❤️

@massiahgrom

7 ай бұрын

More American then apple pie and baseball. Shes nit the only mixed race person I know of with these roots . I have a friend who's a direct dependent of the mayflower, and a DAR. Fasansting .

@supernatural5354

2 ай бұрын

The beginning is the worst part

This is by far my favorite of them all. Happy for Tamara 🙂

@thehoneyeffect

9 ай бұрын

her white family were the original colonisers

Oh she’s so sweet. Happy that she was able to know this information about her ancestors.

Thats is CRAZY! Imagine hearing this story for years to find out your family was directly involved! Woah

I've always loved Tamera's energy, she's so fun to watch! This is such mindblowing news!

Hey cousin! He’s my 13th great grandfather as well!

My father is a decedent of William Brewster. His family always lived in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was a member of Mayflower Society. Tamera and I are related

Always great to see another Brewster descendent!

Best host ever for these.

Very cool. She's a Mayflower descendant. So cool.

@supernatural5354

2 ай бұрын

its sad really

@MilanNedicSerbia

2 ай бұрын

@@supernatural5354 why?

I love Tamera's reaction. Her reaction is kind of reminding me of when she found out about her family history on the episode of the real. 😂 but wow this is emotional to find out more about where your family comes from but i think it's important to find out more about where we come from. Especially because one day Our kids are gonna want answers about where we come from.

@MalloryNewcomb

9 ай бұрын

I know the episode! And shoot - I’m a white woman and I tear up every time I hear Ms Barris say “That means your ancestors who were slaves survived and made it so you could be here at this moment.” That and seeing Tamera cry made me cry. You could tell she was just so moved by that.

I have something in common with her then. Stephen Hopkins is my 13th great grandfather and Catherine White is my 13th great grandmother. Both mayflower passengers. Stephen was a signatory and also present at the first Thanksgiving.

That is so beautiful, that you had a relative at the First Thanksgiving, And said grace also. I love hearing these life past, in another lifetime.

One of the best episodes ever, very interesting family ancestory but also love her reactions to the information.

Its so crazy and wonderful to be able to have an ancestor that made history and is represented in historical paintings our nation studies. I understand her complex feelings, but representing two sides of American history is such a full circle moment. This is probably one of the coolest reveals on finding your roots.

At 03:33 - this is why forgiveness between all is the step we cannot afford to skip when moving forward in unity between us. ❤

@c.johnson1789

10 ай бұрын

Forgiveness requires a proper apology and proper reparations.

@amandadenney6482

10 ай бұрын

The Bible says you are to forgive 70x7. You're supposed to forgive anyway, because holding a grudge hurts you.

@hellyxanhellz1944

10 ай бұрын

A proper apology is required for forgiveness 😂😂😂 nobody finna forgive people who still does the same stuff😂😂 girl

@hellyxanhellz1944

10 ай бұрын

@@amandadenney6482😂😂yea tots

@aprilriddle4740

10 ай бұрын

Exactly❤❤❤

This is absolutely amazing!!! Such an exciting and beautiful heritage!

She is a true American ❤

@Angbwillinspireu

3 күн бұрын

that's very eurocentric myopic. Is Tamara of North American Native heritage as well, or of North American Atlantic Creoles(Iberian mixed race persons of African descent) & African lineage because North American Colonial and Antebellum African descendants ancestors were here since Colonial Carolina and Florida of the 1500s. Mayflower ancestry isn't the true definition of "American" since it was already called "America" (named after map maker Amerigo Vespucci in 1503) 117 years before the the pilgrims arrived-landing on indigenous people's settlements of thousands of years old.

@Angbwillinspireu

3 күн бұрын

that's very eurocentric myopic. Is Tamara of North American Native heritage as well, or of North American Atlantic Creoles(Iberian mixed race persons of African descent) & African lineage because North American Colonial and Antebellum African descendants ancestors were here since Colonial Carolina and Florida of the 1500s. Mayflower ancestry isn't the true definition of "American" since it was already called "America" (named after map maker Amerigo Vespucci in 1503) 117 years before the the pilgrims arrived-landing on indigenous people's settlements of thousands of years old.

Wooo. That is got to be the coolest thing ever. When she sees that depiction now she knows that's her great grandpa. This blows my mind!!!

These lands have seen so much strife… it’s a relief to hear about a time (even a short one) when people of very different cultures celebrated life together. I used to be down on thanksgiving because of the violent history that came after; but in hindsight, considering the centuries injustice, the original pact between the natives and the settlers seems all the more valuable, and inspiring. I wish that we could celebrate Thanksgiving everyday (minus the clogged arteries lol). Tamara is a living testament to the humanity that bridges our minor differences.

@lindabb7064

Жыл бұрын

To where did it lead the Native Americans? 90% of them will die in the genocide that was the European colonization of humanity's reality. Thanksgiving is only the kiss of Judas. I feel sorry for the Natives trying to help the illegal European immigrants and getting killed and then haveing the Europeans rationalize the genocide as you do. No wonder many European Americans are afraid of immigration: not everyone immigrates as savagely as their ancestors did.

@gnostic268

Жыл бұрын

Native people feel very differently about the colonizers' idea of "Thanksgiving". We Natives call it a National Day of Mourning for everything we lost due to colonizer greed.

@iuile

Жыл бұрын

@@gnostic268 And I've met other Natives who love Thanksgiving because it's the one day of the year when everyone on their respective reservations has enough food to eat. There are nuances and differing opinions among every group.

@frankbutler9512

Жыл бұрын

Yes, together. And then, somebody got greedy. We know what happened afterwards.

@frankbutler9512

Жыл бұрын

@@iuile Just because you met somebody with a different opinion does not make their opinion any less valid or necessary to be heard. Whataboutism rejected.

So fun to see her reaction. I have 3 11th great grandfathers on the Mayflower along with my 11th great grandmother. Stephen and Elizabeth Hopkins and Frances Cooke and William Brewster. Fascinating to discover this just recently.

@NiKiMa023

Жыл бұрын

You have a cousin in the comments. Someone else mentioned being related to Hopkins

@stephanieallangarman5598

Жыл бұрын

I’m INDIGENOUS NATIVE AMERICAN and my half sister married a HOPKINS. My niece is a HOPKINS..🤣🥰🙆🏻‍♀️ I’m 3/4 degree of my Federally Recognized Tribe. I use to tease her and call them JOHN SMITH and POCAHONTAS. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@PlannedObsolescence

8 ай бұрын

@@stephanieallangarman5598 Pocahontas married John Rolfe, not John Smith.

@mernab2369

7 ай бұрын

Recently found out I'm also descended from Stephen Hopkins on my father's side. It's a small world. On my maternal grandmother's side I'm descended from Mary Uncas Atwell, so native American. This has so changed my perspective about love of my country .

I love Doctor Gates! I watch, every Tuesday night, here, in the Bahamas!

I am a descendant of William White who died shortly after landing. His sons and widow made it. His widow, Susanna went on to be the first bride the next summer.

I was guna say his name sounds incredibly familiar. It's crazy how the butterfly effect of history and lives can effect and touch different people, how life was created just to reach us now..

@watermelonlover745

2 ай бұрын

He was one of the more famous pilgrims

I grew up on Brewsters Road in Nottingham in England

I recently found that I'm also the 13x Great Granddaughter of William & Mary Brewster....it's INSANE!!

I too am a descendant of the Pilgrims. To be specific - William Bradford - the governor of Plymouth colony, and Myles Standish, the Captain of security for the colony.

That’s just amazing… something that will never be forgotten again. ❤❤❤ I love when history just connects in the most meaningful ways.

Welcome to the club Tamera, glad to have you!❤😊

Awww I’m related to her! Biracial as well. Def on the white side through Brewster. Love this show SO much.

I love this clip! I'd love to see the whole episode. I'm so glad Tamara appreciates this information about her roots.

Crazy!!! Can’t wait to see the whole episode!!!

You can literally see her take this in...spiritually greatful for such a connection

Wow!! That’s so special to have such a story attached to this beautiful country😍

This is amazing! And John Lithgow is descended from William Bradford, another famous Mayflower settler.

I love this for her. She's such an amazing person❤

This is sooo freaky AWESOME, LOVE that for Tamera! Family history is a AWESOME thing to look in to.

I love her expression

Crazy!!! Love this show 😊

She is precious. I love this show.

Whoa! Mind-blowing. Heartbreaking. Fascinating. I'm stunned.

Simply. Fascinating.

This by far was my favorite episode. So cool.

William Brewster and Mary Wentworth were my 14th Great grandparents.

William Brewstser had children named Patience, Fear, Love, and Wrestling. Other descendants include President Zachary Taylor, VP Hannibal Hamlin, Nelson Rockefeller, Paget Brewster, Seth MacFarlane, Thomas Pynchon, Richard Gere, Sarah Palin, Kip Thorne, Julia Child, Bing Crosby, and Angela Davis, among many, many others.

@is_a_verb

Жыл бұрын

Wrestling!

@johnsilva9139

Жыл бұрын

After 13 generations one can have a lot of descendants ( thousands probably ), especially since most of that time people raised large families.

@PlannedObsolescence

Жыл бұрын

And the actress Jordana Brewster.

@yourstrulyinthehoodie

Жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, Tamera dated Seth MacFarlane 😂

@danikahholdman2609

Жыл бұрын

@@yourstrulyinthehoodie You can date your cousin 13 times removed. 😅👀

This was my favorite episode of this show! Just amazing

Bless her and all her family ❤ she is what all people in the world should be looking at. That we are all one ❤❤❤❤❤ I pray for the day we can join together with NO HATE.

@annieabbott4243

Жыл бұрын

@myrakeefer5977 If you would like to help end the division in our society, It needs to begin with people accepting that not everything told to them (especially if it was written down by some white guy) is the truth and have their minds open to the real truth.

@annieabbott4243

Жыл бұрын

And just to clarify, this is not about 'HATE', as you put it. This is about an entire native nation trying to correct history as it's been told to us. The fact that you want to label it as HATE tells me that you've got a lot to learn. 😪

@myrakeefer5977

Жыл бұрын

@@annieabbott4243 I meant hate needs to stop.

@myrakeefer5977

Жыл бұрын

@@annieabbott4243 my parents taught me that everyone IS equal, my whole family is a patch work quilt of race, religion. I don't believe that that books tell our lives.

She’s so beautiful.

@NellieKAdaba

Жыл бұрын

Always, her and her twin sister.

If that really is a life like drawing of William then you can see the family resemblance because Tamara does look like him.

when you grow up spiritual and loving thanksgiving and it all finally makes sense

This is amongst the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

This actress is entitled to be listed as a descendant of the original settlers in America and they have a pin that she is entitled to wear as a member ,all because her ancestors were on the Mayflower .

Everything is spiritual this is soooooo beautiful !!!!

I get her comments of the complexity of biracialism due to our history. She is also the product of the best of American culture: she was conceived in love by an interracial couple. She and her sister are just beautiful.

That is amazing, spending your whole life learning about these significant moments in a country's history and looking at depictions not even realizing you're the kin of one of the pictured people

This is just incredible! Wow that’s amazing! I’ll love to one day trace my family tree back that far one day in the future. Congratulations for her! That’s very cool and interesting to hear. Henry Gates is awesome!

This is one of the best genealogy stories yet.

It’s a beautiful thing how people come together and it hasn’t stopped… we are all the same when we LOVE AS THE LORD would want us to…😉👍🏼❤️😉

Wow. This is mind-blowing

So beautiful! You can celebrate the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth

Shock, Awe and Brilliance all at once and we got to watch her grow up or rather them.

This was fantastic!

Wow!! That is INSANE. We are all connected

Wow. Back to the Mayflower.

✨Tamara's story is beyond jaw dropping, had to watch it twice. Feeling so fortunate to have found this chan, these stories are quite beyond remarkable. But this, I promise to say no more. Watch and get your Mind Blown ~🌬

What a linage!

I saw this on TV. What an amazing story. Study her family tree and learn about the past of this country.

Honestly it is a history so marvelous it is hard to believe. But, one thing is certain she and her sister would be 2 people that deserve it.

This is awesome!!

Wow talk about a history and background! Its amazing

This phenomenal

This episode is heads and shoulders above anyone I have watched

Most incredible history I've ever heard of

That is insane! Wow. Must nd own indeed. How cool to be able to trace your roots to the first thanksgiving. Wow!

Love it❤

I love this show.

Fascinating

Wow!

That's awesome for her to find out. My ancestor on the Mayflower was William Bradford.

@lilliecornell

Жыл бұрын

Our too❤

Has to be the most impressive one I’ve seen!