{"id":6438,"date":"2024-11-03T09:38:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T09:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=6438"},"modified":"2024-11-07T09:43:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T09:43:43","slug":"african-ancestry-inc-opens-door-of-return-that-reconnects-to-our-african-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=6438","title":{"rendered":"African Ancestry, Inc., Opens \u2018Door of Return\u2019 that Reconnects to Our African Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"

by\u00a0Nichole Taylor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

African Ancestry, Inc. (AfricanAncestry.com), is a District-based, Black-owned company that pioneered genetic ancestry tracing for Black people everywhere to reconnect with their roots. Co-founded by D.C. native Dr. Gina Paige and leading geneticist Dr. Rick Kittles, the company is fostering healthier Black identities with every single-lineage DNA test it dispenses.<\/p>\n

Since AfricanAncestry.com launched in February 2003, it has evolved from assembling and mailing every test kit in the basement of Dr. Paige\u2019s parents\u2019 home to a state-of-the-art, all-digital platform that now processes ancestral results with unmatched accuracy in as little as four to six weeks. The company\u2019s core value is to never sell or share its customers\u2019 DNA for profit or otherwise and reportedly is the only consumer-based DNA company in the industry to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t had the same growth as others in the industry because we refuse to compromise our database or sell the genetic material of our family members to other companies including big Pharma,\u201d said Paige. \u201cSo, when you do not see a multitude of media ads from us for example, it is because we are keeping our \u2018house\u2019 safe and secure for people who look like us.\u201d<\/p>\n