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African Ancestry Inc., the pioneers of genetics-based African roots tracing celebrates 10 year anniversary
• 10th Anniversary Social Enrichment Experience: Visit African Ancestry on Facebook, Twitter or its special 10th Anniversary newsletter and be treated to a monthly branch of news and topics rooted in African and African-American culture. Topics include Women, The Arts, Family, Music and Health among others. Activities include video diaries of the oldest and newest testing members, Notable interviews, fast facts and historic articles and other ancestry resources. Visit www.facebook.com/africanancestry for more details and a complete schedule.
• Going Abroad! In conjunction with longtime partner ARK Jammers and the African Diplomatic Corps of Brazil, AfricanAncestry.com will reveal the roots of notable Brazilians during the 50th anniversary of Africa Day — a global observance that commemorates the formation of the African Union.
• 10th Anniversary Promotions: Everyone can take part in special anniversary promotions and chances to win tests, t-shirts and other home-country memorabilia.
For more information on African Ancestry’s 10th Anniversary Schedule of events, visit www.africanancestry.com. For press inquiries, more Fast Facts and a complete list of Celebrity Testers, contact Christina Crawford at [email protected].
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 reveals have impacted the lives of more than 100,000 African Americans including icons such as Oprah Winfrey, Isaiah Washington, Common, Condoleezza Rice, Cory Booker, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Jealous and Andrew Young.
African Ancestry also marked an historic milestone by uncovering the ancestral roots of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Marcus Garvey posthumously using the DNA of their descendants. AfricanAncestry.com has been featured on 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. African Ancestry’s flagship products are the MatriClan™ and PatriClan™ test kits; as well as country-of-origin memorabilia and informative resources.
African Ancestry is African-American-owned and headquartered in Washington, DC. Visit us at www.africanancestry.com and join us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/AfricanAncestry. For general press inquiries, contact [email protected].
