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Michael K. Williams Discovers His African Ancestry
September 13, 2021
Gina Paige
Michael K. Williams AKA Omar from The Wire takes a DNA test and discovers his African Ancestry in 'The Roots Of...' series on Okayafrica TV.
https://www.okayafrica.com/michael-k-williams-family-history-african-ancestry
Okayafrica TV
If you haven't yet seen this series from Okayafrica TV, check here to watch The Roots' African ancestry revealed to ?uesto and Black Thought, here to check out Q-Tip's real tribe, and here to see Flying Lotus trace his own soul makossa to the motherland.
You too can discover the country and even tribe where it all began.
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