I read your column “Do Most Whites Have Traces of African DNA, as I Do?” with interest. The questioner in that column was wondering whether the traces of African ancestry in her DNA test entered her ...

The best home DNA kits can provide a window into our ancestry, genetic traits, and overall health. They can trace family roots, uncover inherited traits and even help you connect with distant ...

Ever since an at-home DNA test revealed a Nigerian ancestry, life-long Evanston resident Tina Penick has reflected on what might have been. “What if we lived in Nigeria? What would that look like?” ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

Dr. Gina Paige, co-founder of African Ancestry, is giving African Americans the pathway to connect further with their identity and heritage. Paige will be at the Heinz History Center on Saturday, ...

Residents in northern Brunswick County are finding healing, freedom and connection by tracing their ancestry back to the beginning. As part of the 2024 N.C. Rice Festival, five Brunswick County ...

Many Black people in the U.S. cannot trace their ancestry because earlier generations of their family were enslaved. But an Illinois program is changing what’s possible and connecting long-lost family ...

Two people buried 1,300 years ago in Britain had West African grandparents, a DNA test finds, in a discovery that rewrites the history of Africans’ integration into Medieval European society.

According to the 23andMe DNA-testing service, I have 0.1 percent West African DNA from my mother. I also have approximately 5-6 percent Native American from my mother, who is now deceased. Suggested ...