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| African Ancestry News and Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Topic | Publication |
| 9/2010 | African Ancestry reveals the ancestries of legendary leaders, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and Marcus Garvey during the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation's Africa Policy Summit. | Press Release |
| 7/2009 | Dr. Kittles is featured on this fascinating interview with "Out of Africa", a radio program which broadcasts all the way from the land down under for an Australian take on all things race. | Out of Africa |
| 5/2009 | CNN interviews Isaiah Washington about the launch of the Gondobay Manga Foundation and what it means to trace your roots. | CNN International |
| 3/2009 | This article, written "en francais", focuses on Isaiah Washington's acceptance as a citizen of Sierra Leone. It highlights the global impact of ancestry tracing. Check it out! | Courrier International |
| 2/2009 | This interview with Gina Paige highlights the kick-off of the African Ancestry Education Project with Walker Jones Education Campus | The Washington Informer |
| 2/2009 | Read about how African Ancesty's Matriclan test made all the difference in one woman's search to uncover her heritage | African American Family |
| 2/2009 | See how Isaiah Washington has used his African Ancestry results to change the lives of others | The Los Angeles Times |
| 1/2009 | African Ancestry Launches Life-Enhancing Classroom Learning Project during Black History Month | Press Release |
| 11/2008 | News Anchor, Steve Crump finds his roots |
WBTV |
| 11/2008 | Roland S. Martin explains the power he feels through knowing his ancestry | Creators.com |
| 7/2008 | CNN's Black In America Series: DNA provides clues to family's African heritage | CNN (Video) |
| 5/2008 | Watch Dr. Kittles discuss his own family roots on Roots TV | Video |
| 5/2008 | Cracker Barrel, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and African Ancestry partner on "What's In A Name Contest" | Press Release |
| 5/2008 | African Ancestry Launches First African American Infomercial in 25 Years in Select Cities | Video |
| 5/2008 | Gifts of Sentimental Value Tops the Mother's Day Gift List for African American Mothers |
Press Release |
| 5/2008 | Reporter Clarence Reynolds has travelled the world, but the most rewarding journey of his life was uncovering his roots | 11Alive News (Link) |
| 4/2008 | Emotions Can't be Contained as Fox Five's Allison Seymour's Ancestry is Revealed | Fox Five News (Link) |
| 4/2008 | Gina Paige and Rick Kittles are profiled on African Path | African Path (Link) |
| 4/2008 | Dr. Rick Kittles Gives Tips on Tracing your DNA | NBC10 (Link) |
| 2/2008 | Watch Gina Paige Explain the African Ancestry Experience | Fox Business (Link) |
| 2/2008 | Ask the Expert: Allison Seymour and Gina Paige Talk About Tracing Maternal Ancestry | Fox Five News (Link) a> |
| 2/2008 | African Ancestry Launches National Church Program | View Press Release |
| 1/2008 | Long way home | University of Chicago Magazine (Link) |
| 9/2007 | Unearthing their roots Simple DNA test can restore link to Africa shattered by slavery |
IndyStar.com (Link) |
| 8/2007 | Tracing roots (Part 1 and 2) |
Channel One (Video) |
| 7/2007 | DNA: Dignitaries learn about family history | Atlanta Journal Constitution (PDF) |
| 7/2007 | ATL's all-stars to discover African roots | Atlanta Journal Constitution (PDF) |
| 7/2007 | Gina Paige Interview |
Russ Parr Morning Show (Audio) |
| 7/2007 | Entrepreneur of the Week, Gina Paige |
Black Enterprise Business Report (Video) |
| 7/2007 | DNA helps trace ancestry | Inside Africa - CNN International (Link) |
| 5/2007 | Genealogy Gets Genetic | Forbes (PDF) |
| 2/2007 | Dispatches: Roots | Fortune (PDF) |
| 9/2006 | DNA test shows the way to the tribes of their past | Washington Post (PDF) |
| 6/2006 | Trace Elements Reconnecting African Americans to an ancestral past |
Scientific American (PDF) |
| 2/2006 | Community Report Interview with Dr. Kittles |
WBLS FM - NY (Audio) |
| 2/2006 | DNA rewrites history for African Americans | USA Today (PDF) |
| 10/2005 | Good Morning America Anchor Ron Claiborne and Isaiah Washington |
Good Morning America (Video) |
| 8/2005 | Tracing your ancestry Geneticist uses DNA technology to provide a bridge to the past for people of African descent |
Black Enterprise (PDF) |
| 2/2005 | ABC News with Vanessa A. Williams |
ABC News (Video) |
| 9/2004 | Roots Revealed | People (PDF) |
| 7/2004 | Civil-rights activist Young finds roots of his African ancestry through DNA |
AP (PDF) |
| 9/2003 | Black Americans forge links to ancestors with DNA test | Chicago Tribune (PDF) |
| 8/2003 | Knowing my past provides quiet joy | Miami Herald (PDF) |
| 6/2003 | DNA unlocks ancestral mysteries | Parade (PDF) |
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