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By the Numbers
Genetic ancestry testing is the use of DNA information to make inferences about someone’s "deep" ancestry, hundreds or thousands of years...


The Fine Print Understanding Your DNA Rights After Testing
If you plan to take a DNA test to determine your ancestry, legal, privacy and other experts caution you to read the fine print before you...


Genetic Genius
Cruising the aisles of a local Target store a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a 23andMe home testing kit, set obscurely among a sundry of...


ACUMEN's Martin Luther King Day Talk - The Content of Character
Race & Respectability in Conflict Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote that "the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments...


THE SOUL OF COMMENTARY: Dr. Wilmer Leon's Prescription
The Prophet Is Rarely Welcome In His Own Village “Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were...


I, Tina -- Our, Tina
Atria Books today announced that it will publish Tina Turner’s autobiography, titled Tina Turner: My Love Story, in October 2018. ...


Black Congress Laments Loss of Civil Rights Gains
Senior members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Maxine Waters and John Lewis took the stage during its 47th Annual...


Shine Sir?
Sometimes the man who sits and serves at your feet is the key to your consciousness… For generations, African American men made a living...
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