Two families in South Carolina with almost the same last name found each other after generations of separation. The Black Simrils and the White Simrills came from the same plantation more than 200 years ago, and while their shared history is painful, their reunion generations later is full of joy. Watch the full documentary The Simril(l)s: A Family in Black and White on The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper on September 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. | CNN

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Facing concerns about his own family history of Alzheimer's, CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits preventive neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson to have his own risk for dementia assessed in the CNN documentary "The Last Alzheimer's Patient." Watch the full documentary on CNN's "The Whole Story" premiering on May 19 at 8p ET/PT and streaming on MAX on June 18. | CNN

1.2K reactions · 367 shares | What do Skrillex, David Bowie, Salt-N-Pepa have in common? They've all used the Amen break, which is the most sampled loop in music history.  Download CNN’s new podcast, Great Big Story, to learn more about the iconic drum solo. | CNN | Facebook

1.2M views · 20K reactions | Republican political matriarch Barbara Bush, who worked to elevate the cause of literacy, has died at age 92. She was only the second woman in American history to have had a husband and a son elected President. Here's more about the former first lady's life. https://cnn.it/2HbLW0D | CNN | Facebook

267K views · 601 reactions | "I think that both the President and the Vice President constitute a significant slice of my fellow citizens who live in the state of denial." Professor Cornel West responds to the suggestion that America has forever cherished the notion that all men are created equal. "Listen, President, listen Vice President, this is part of your history. This is a vicious legacy of white supremacy." | CNN Replay | Facebook