Tag: African-American

What Are You Learning from ROOTS on The History Channel?

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, DNA, Family Lore, Join the Conversation, Names, Reparational Genealogy

What are you learning from ROOTS? What did you already know? What do you think viewers SHOULD know? I’d really like answers to this!! I have learned that song has always been an instrument of rebellion, from singing in a native tongue to communicate, to using the appearance of obedience and even (celebration? I don’t … Read More “What Are You Learning from ROOTS on The History Channel?” »

Genealogy as Reparations

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Courtesy, Reparational Genealogy

I’ve been researching my family history, and the histories of others’ families, for over 40 years, and I thought I knew some stuff. I did learn that my history is straightforward: I am made up of stock that came from Western Europe, and moved north over the last 1000 years. Genealogical DNA testing helped me … Read More “Genealogy as Reparations” »