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In a piece Henry wrote for The Daily Beast in February 2021 about Black churches and their "cultural ties" to Africa, Henry dipped into his personal life. "My wife, Marial Iglesias Utset, is a Cuban citizen and a historian of slavery and the slave trade to Cuba," he explained.
During their twenty-year marriage, Sharon Lynn Adam and Henry Louis Gate Jr had two daughters, Liza (Elizabeth) and Meggie. Both daughters keep their personal lives private, sharing very little about themselves. In 2010, Elizabeth suffered a severe stroke that caused significant damage to her brain.
In addition to her scholarly pursuits, Iglesias Utset is also known for her recent marriage to acclaimed historian and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates Jr., marking a union of two brilliant minds in academia.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. (born September 16, 1950) is an American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker who serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
Personal History. Family Matters. By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. November 23, 2008. The author’s great-great-grandmother Jane Gates; his grandfather Edward Gates; and his parents. My father’s...
Jodie Foster wasn’t just one of Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s brightest mentees when he taught at Yale — she was a voluntary babysitter for his kids, too.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. with family attend the "Finding Your Roots" Season 2 Premiere at MoMA Titus One on September 16, 2014 in New York City. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images