Do you have something to share about DACA? Or Charlottesville? If you have something on your mind, you have a chance to share it Wednesday at an open mic event on the University of Illinois Urbana campus.

A documentary series now in production follows a University of Illinos professor as she travels to the West Africa to find the home of her ancestors. Janice Collins says the inspiration for "Journey To My Mother's Land" comes from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and his TV show "Finding Your Roots."