I read your column “Do Most Whites Have Traces of African DNA, as I Do?” with interest. The questioner in that column was wondering whether the traces of African ancestry in her DNA test entered her ...

Ever since an at-home DNA test revealed a Nigerian ancestry, life-long Evanston resident Tina Penick has reflected on what might have been. “What if we lived in Nigeria? What would that look like?” ...

Most genetic studies focus on people from European ancestry. But Africa has the richest diversity and must be included in ...

Residents in northern Brunswick County are finding healing, freedom and connection by tracing their ancestry back to the beginning. As part of the 2024 N.C. Rice Festival, five Brunswick County ...

Dr. Gina Paige, co-founder of African Ancestry, is giving African Americans the pathway to connect further with their identity and heritage. Paige will be at the Heinz History Center on Saturday, ...

Many Black people in the U.S. cannot trace their ancestry because earlier generations of their family were enslaved. But an Illinois program is changing what’s possible and connecting long-lost family ...

A program aimed at helping Black residents trace their ancestry, and in some cases, reconnect with living relatives in Africa, is expanding across the state of Illinois. The Illinois Family Roots ...