ATLANTA (Reuters) - To get a sense of the pain many black Americans feel about their broken connection to Africa, just listen to the cries of joy when the divide was bridged by blacks who used DNA to ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Emmett Carson is adopted and doesn't know who his biological parents or grandparents are. But thanks to a Christmas gift from his wife, the Edina, Minn., man can trace his ancestry to ...

African Ancestry co-founder Dr. Gina Paige helps Black people connect to their personal history one swab at a time. She credits her family for her interest in connecting others to their lineages. “I ...

Rose Morton, tracing African American family genealogy, and Rob Edwards’ graphic novel. Author Rose Morton shares her journey of learning about her enslaved ancestors and the families that owned them.

Genealogist Tony Burroughs shares resources for tracing African American family ancestry. Internationally known genealogist Tony Burroughs, who has consulted with celebrities such as Smokey Robinson ...

Centuries after their ancestors were forced onto slave ships off the coast of West Africa, African Americans and others continue to trace their roots back to the continent to learn more about their ...

Five African-American women on Saturday in Calabar embraced Efik as their ancestral root after being inducted into the kingdom at a formal ceremony by Ntiero Edem Efiom Ekpo Royal House. Following ...

MILWAUKEE (WTMJ) — A Milwaukee woman took a DNA test to trace her roots back to her African lineage. The journey was more than her family expanding. For many Black Americans, this is where their ...

Sensational Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton momentarily put aside his racing gear for sunglasses and binoculars as he watched the world-famous wildebeest migration in Masai Mara. Hamilton, 37, who ...

Following their induction into the Ntiero Edem Efiom Ekpo Royal House, the women were presented to the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V. The Obong of Calabar noted that with their formal ...