Discovering her past: Element uncovers her roots through African Ancestry DNA testing

The first decision I made was to do this. The second decision I made was to take you along with me. Why have you on my journey of self- discovery? Because I wanted to inspire. I wanted others to take their own journey into their family’s past and discover who they are. One of the great things about this particular journey was that it dispels the myth about black intelligence and capability. It allows you to be in the passenger seat into my personal past through science and culture but in a way that society, at one point, didn’t even think was possible.If you’re listening to this in the United States, then you know my birth month, February is Black History Month. Every year during this month, I look back at all of the trials and accomplishments of black people in America. As a country, we have had horrible atrocities inflicted on us through our time, but we have always persevered. I’ve wondered for years, where would I have lived if my people hadn’t been stolen from the continent of Africa?Well, now we find out together.I sat down with Dr. Gina Paige, the co-founder of African Ancestry. Dr. Paige pioneered a new way of tracing African lineage using genetics, Paige travels the world, helping people demystify their roots. People gain a better understanding of who they are by knowing where they’re from. Dr. Paige has provided ancestry results to some of the most well-known entertainers in the world. People like Oprah Winfrey, John Legend, Chadwick Boseman, Spike Lee, Condoleezza Rice, and even the entire King family. And now she’s going to do the same for me.If you are interested in tracing your African heritage, head over to AfricanAncestry.com.

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