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Bring It On! – April 21, 2025: African-American Genealogy & Family Search (Rebroadcast)

This program originally aired on May 24, 2021: Hosts William and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Angelis Robinson-Smiths, a genetic genealogist and founder of Alabama Blackbelt Genealogy, and Kaitlyn Broughton, a software developer and U.S. National ruby team member, who, as an adopted child, used Ancesentry.com to learn more about her lineage. Credits: Today’s hosts are William Hosea and …

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Better Beware – 23 And Me And You

23 And Me is a well-known company that does genetic testing. Millions of people have had their DNA analyzed by the company, and the results can be very interesting, very useful, and sometimes surprising. But the company is in trouble — 23 And Me had a major data breach in 2023, and now has declared bankruptcy. It’s not certain what …

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Bring It On! – May 24, 2021: African-American Genealogy & Family Search

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 116.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | More Hosts William and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Angelis Robinson-Smiths, a genetic genealogist and founder of Alabama Blackbelt Genealogy, and Kaitlyn Broughton, a software developer and U.S. National ruby team member, who, as an adopted child, used Ancesentry.com to learn more about her lineage. Credits: …

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Standing Room Only: Reconciliation Projects — The Vexed Racial Politics of Genetics Ancestry Testing

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:49 — 79.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn September 14, sociologist Dr. Alondra Nelson spoke about racial politics in DNA testing. Dr. Nelson is a Columbia University professor of sociology and the president of the Social Science Research Council. She was also Indiana University’s Institute for Advanced Study Fall 2017 Branigin Lecturer, which was …

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