Genealogy lecture from Elaine Pinderhughes, Professor Emerita and former chair of the clinical sequence at Boston College Graduate School of Social Work.
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People who identify as African-American may be as little as 1 percent West African or as much as 99 percent, just one finding of a large-scale, genome-wide study of...
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After what was deemed a successful dig in October, archaeologists will resume their task of unearthing a freed slave settlement called Timbuctoo. David Orr, a...
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Eugene Frazier and Thomas Johnson surveyed a forest of graves at a hidden cemetery on James Island where they said more than 200 people are laid to rest. Most of the...
Read moreGenealogy brings history to life for black youth
Speaking to her reflection in a wall-to-wall mirror in her grandmother’s living room one evening, 10-year-old McKinzie Domer summoned her great-great-great-great...
Read moreThe DNA Debate: Can it help black Chicagoans find African relatives?
Many African-Americans are using technology to aid their search for identity. While there are many ways to use DNA, some black Americans are using it to supplement...
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