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African Ancestry and U.S.-based African Embassies help deepen ancestral connections of DNA-traced descendents of Africa
Through its partnership with ARK Jammers Connection, Inc., a Baltimore-based organization that is dedicated to promoting intercultural dialogue through music and kindness, African Ancestry has participated in landmark activities with the Embassy of Cameroon. Self-identified as “Camericans,” African Americans who share ancestries with the people of Cameroon have participated in programs and events with Ambassador Atangana, including special ‘welcome’ visits to the official residence.
African Ancestry is committed to transforming the mis-perceptions of Africa and supporting cultural and educational relations in the U.S. and Africa.
After tracing his roots to Sierra Leone with African Ancestry, Award-winning actor Isaiah Washington made history by becoming the first person to gain citizenship on the African continent solely based on DNA.
With ARK Jammers, African Ancestry has created the African Reconnection Program that launched in the U.S., but has since expanded to Brazil and Africa. African Ancestry contributes informative programming to The Africa Channel and participates in African Diaspora events and initiatives across the world.
About African Ancestry: Founded in 2003, African Ancestry Inc. (AfricanAncestry.com) pioneered African lineage matching in the United States utilizing its proprietary DNA-database to more accurately assess present-day countries of origin for people of African descent.
African Ancestry’s products include the MatriClan™ and PatriClan™ ancestry tests, myDNAmix Admixture tests; and customized memorabilia and informative resources. African Ancestry is African-American-owned and headquartered in Washington, DC. African Ancestry’s reveals have impacted the lives of more than 150,000 African Americans including icons such as Oprah Winfrey and Andrew Young, and marked an historic milestone by uncovering the ancestral roots of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. posthumously.
African Ancestry has been featured on The Africa Channel, CNN’s Black in America series, NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are?, TIME Magazine, Essence Magazine, EBONY and the ground-breaking PBS specials African American Lives 1 and 2 and Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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