We’re just out here reclaiming our heritage through DNA. ✊🏾 Before they were kidnapped, displaced, and stripped of their humanity for centuries through slavery, the ancestors of Africans were real people with real stories. That truth matters! And we’re committed to helping our people reclaim it. From July 27th–August 1st, our very own Dr. Gina Paige (@ginapaigedna) brought African Ancestry to Emancipation Village in Trinidad & Tobago. A time was HAD! The people, the food, the music, the history
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