Comments on: Welcome to the African Ancestry Experience

By: inez swint

inez swint — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:50:12 +0000

i am back here again, to my suprise, i was lookingat 1835 cherokee east census-georgia, pretaining to the new echota treaty.my parents, my grand parents and my great grand father and possibly his wife names appear on the old settlers roll, the trail of tears roll; and the daws rolls and many more natives american rolls sincerely, inez swint

By: Abdullah I. Mubarak

Abdullah I. Mubarak — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:54:32 +0000

Itraced my Ancestors back to my great great grandmother and I have her papers of freedom when she was a slave I want to find out who her mother was what part of Africa we came from and as far as 1400 years is this possible and how much will it cost

By: Gina Paige

Gina Paige — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:22:09 +0000

Hey Carl,
DNA analysis can be performed on hair, as long as the root is attached. However, before taking that step, we can help you determine whether there is anyone in the family tree that can provide a swab.

Thanks,
Gina

By: Carl

Carl — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:30:32 +0000

can you do DNA analysis of hair from deceased relatives?

By: inez swint

inez swint — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:52:45 +0000

to whom it mat concern: i have just had a mtdna test done. females can only take this exam, because the males are just about dying out.i am an african american. to my surprise we are related to bantu,somali,fulbisumatrans,javanese,han chinese,siberians, eskimos,apache and navaho ,muskogean native american,different tribes of ashkenazi jews,indonesians,indians from ayoreo,boliva,paraguay.and many all over the world. sincerely, inez swint

By: Billy Gambela

Billy Gambela — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:40:40 +0000

I recently had both Parents Dna test processed, and it was revealed , that we are proudly related to Kenyans, Ethiopians, Nubians and Egyptians, as well as Hebrews and some parts of Saudi Arabia…

http://billygambelaafroasiaticanthropology.wordpress.com/

Billy Gambela
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By: Sasa

Sasa — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:25:18 +0000

BBC Focus On Africa to hold debates around African-American identity

Written by newswire7 Magazines/Newspapers Jul 10, 2009 BBC World Service’s quarterly print magazine, BBC Focus On Africa, is taking its July-September issue on the road across the United States – from Monday 13 to Friday 24 July, the magazine will be holding debates around African-American identity.

In addition, the magazine will be looking to connect with key businesses and audiences across five key US cities with large Afro-American communities through meetings and media interviews.

Editor of BBC Focus On Africa magazine, Nick Ericsson, and Managing Editor, Alison Kingsley-Hall, will be in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus (Ohio) and Washington DC, hosting debates at universities about the identity of African-Americans and what makes an African-American African.

The team will also be discussing the efficacy of DNA testing to prove people’s African ancestry – a cover story on the magazine’s current issue.

On Tuesday 14 July, BBC Focus On Africa magazine will be joining forces with the BBC’s flagship interactive programme, Africa Have Your Say, for a live debate on the issue of ancestry and identity from the BBC office at the UN headquarters in New York.

Regular contributor to BBC Focus On Africa magazine, journalist and author Mukoma Wa Ngugi, will be a guest on the programme (BBC World Service 16.00-17.00 GMT).

On Tuesday 21 July, in the town hall of Columbus, Ohio, BBC Focus On Africa will hold a public debate on African-American identity.

Organised in association with Columbus University, the debate will feature African-American professors from the university as well as Nick Ericsson and Mukoma Wa Ngugi.

Further discussions are being planned with universities in Washington DC and Atlanta.

Nick Ericsson says: “It’s a great opportunity to meet our readers in the United States – both those from the diaspora, and those who historically have very strong links to Africa and who rely on the BBC for up-to-date news and analysis on the continent. Of course, we also hope to find a number of new readers as well.”

http://mnilive.com/2009/07/bbc-focus-on-africa-to-hold-debates-around-african-american-identity/

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:03:13 +0000

Thanks for visiting our blog Jacquelyn. I would encourage you to visit our website as well. If you know of African country events here in the States, please pass them along!

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:01:43 +0000

Thanks for checking out the blog Sasa. I want to clarify something for you. We do not determine African phenotypes. We look at areas of mtDNA and Y chromosomes that code for ancestry. The lineages that we trace are 500-10,000 years old and pre-date slavery in the Americas. Please visit our website, http://www.africanancestry.com, for a more detailed explanation of genetic ancestry tracing.
Also, you may want to check with National Geographic for information about migration patterns within Africa.

By: Sasa

Sasa — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:49:44 +0000

I was wondering how one could determine African phenotypes indigenous to the Americas from those who were enslaved? It seems to me that any African DNA found in the Americas is said to be descended from slavery.

I am also interested in the migration patterns within Africa, how did the particular haplogroups start and travel, are there books/articles/papers that speak of the travels of the people within Africa during ancient times?

Any help would be appreciated. I have read some of Dr. Van Sertima’s work but he was researching before DNA was so widely used for genealogical purposes.

Final question is, is this a new blog, if so congratulations and good luck?