African Ancestry Archives

African American Dance Ensemble, Chuck Davis, African Dance, African Dance Choreographer, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

African Dance Master Choreographer Chuck Davis Dies at 80 – Atlanta Black Star DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Chuck Davis, a master choreographer and teacher of traditional African dance styles who founded dance companies in North Carolina and New York, has died. He was 80.

May 17, 2017

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Chuck Davis, a master choreographer and teacher of traditional African dance styles who founded dance companies in North Carolina and New York, has died. He was 80.

African Culture, Albinism, Racism, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

The Hunted – The New York Times In parts of southern Africa, people with albinism are killed or sold by traffickers.

May 8, 2017May 9, 2017

In parts of southern Africa, people with albinism are killed or sold by traffickers.

23andMe, African Ancestry, African Genealogy‎, Genetic Testing, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

23andMe Scientists Hope to Use DNA Testing to Help Black Americans Rediscover Their African Roots A Mountain View, California, personal genomics and biotechnology company has announced that it will conduct a study to help African-Americans better understand where they came from prior to the transatlantic slave trade.

December 7, 2016

A Mountain View, California, personal genomics and biotechnology company has announced that it will conduct a study to help African-Americans better understand where they came from prior to the transatlantic slave trade.