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MADAME NOIRE - No African-American would be surprised to learn that he or she has white ancestors given the history…
theGRIO Q&A - Blair Underwood talks about tracing his roots on NBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and reveals…
theGRIO REPORT - For African-American parents choosing a name for their child is more complex because of the legacy of…
Harvard University Professor Henry Louis 'Skip' Gates Jr. is asking all residents of Allegany County, Maryland, who are of Irish…
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - Nearly 3,000 people whose ancestors were enslaved by Cherokee Indians in the 1800s are fighting to…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed one of two lawsuits over whether black slaves once owned…
VIDEO - Letters, bonds, wills and court letters are held at the Virginia Historical Society. The documents are not open…
The Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a letter to the Cherokee Nation on Monday demanding that the tribe reinstate the…
theGRIO REPORT - In 1863, the Freedmen were made citizens by an act of the Cherokee National Council, which awarded…
The Cherokee nation Supreme Court ruled that a 2007 tribal decision to kick the so-called "Freedmen" out of the tribe…
theGRIO REPORT - Adults of African descent can have genetic testing performed for free, starting this month, as part of…
(AP) - The 2000 U.S. Census counted 163,036 people with the surname Washington. Ninety percent of them were African-American...
MSNBC - When William Holland traveled from Atlanta to Cameroon to dig into his family roots, the quest succeeded beyond…
TELEGRAPH UK - Saliva samples taken from 39 relatives of the Nazi leader show he may have had biological links…
MIAMI (AP) -- Black people of Caribbean descent are being asked by their community's leaders to write in their nationalities…