Rosanne Cash and Angela Bassett are DNA Cousins!

Guess who shares an identical stretch of DNA? Rosanne Cash and Angela Bassett!

#FindingYourRoots airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on PBS. In the February 23rd episode, Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores Rosanne Cash and Clint Black’s family secrets.

[jjgems]

Omg angela and her mother actually have some similar features! Wow DNA is amazing!

[frozenlake]

She's the daughter of Johnny Cash and still has room to feel like a badass. That's saying something!

[bluebutterflywellness]

I WANT to BE RELATED to Angela TOO! 😍😍😍

[KOSHOTEP]

Her mother was black passing for white Italian. She definitely knew it was in there somewhere. I can assure you every black person who has seen Vivian Liberto knows she was black just like Babe Ruth, J. Edgar Hoover, and so many others.

[elew]

Her family history is rather fascinating. There are people who are white who don't realize they have African American ancestry. Such is the sad history of racism where passing as white is the only way for lighter skinned people to avoid harassment and improve their socio-economic standing.

[jacquelinepayne]

Love how she embraced her past lineage. 🥰

[elainadewitt]

Rosanne & Angela two beautiful women!👌💕

[mbatchelor]

There was some bigotry towards Johnny Cash, as in the south many called his first wife VIvian - Rosanne's mom Black; and she was distantly. She had very African American features and was a very beautiful lady. A documentary I watched speculated that one of the reasons Johnny Cash left her was she was holding back his career at the time, which is sad.

[codebrker]

It would be interesting if the DNA matches would reach out to each other. I think these two would have a lot to talk about.

[elainadewitt]

Love it! That one percent prob from Rosanne's beautiful mom Vivian, & she & Angela are related, Awesome!💕🙏Wow!

[krishnahandoko]

when you're related to Black Panther Mom, It's fine for you to feel like a bad ass ...😂😂😂

[toyintoy]

I would feel like a badass too if I was related to Angela Basset... come on now. Also note her mum had black ancestors from day one

[The.End.Begins]

Being Angela Basset's cousin would make me feel like a badass also.

[givenscommunications]

Oh, one more thing: I like the 2-Participants Per Show Format. When you showcase 3 people it’s just too crowded and rushed!

[barbaralightfoot]

Is Roseanne Cash the daughter of Johnny cash and his first wife who was thought of as being Black, and who later actually found African ancestry in her DNA? So it isn’t surprising that any of the Cash children with his first wife would find Black relatives.

[anastasiabeaverhausen]

This was wonderful and lovely Roseanne, one of my faves, was delighted to finally have this confirmation. And, yet, I think there are still folks in the family who insist that Johnny's first wife was just "italian."

[charlesovercash]

Roseanne and Angela are both very Beautiful and talented women ❤️ ❤️

[bebopnola]

People drug me so bad when I kept posting that this woman’s mother was black😂😂😂 BLACK PEOPLE AWAYS KNOW!

[amandabuller]

She is so her father. She is kind sweet loving and her voice is just amazing and gentle just like Johnny cash

[howiewill]

Love Angela! Love Roseanne! She’s looking great btw! What a great find. I need to jump in and get mine tested.