Quote from: throwintheTAL on September 30, 2015, 10:43:35 PM
I guess I'm just confused how knowing your ancestor's races will help you in life
It's not my ancestor's ethnic makeup or race.
If I tested my grandmother, hers would greatly differ from mine, I'm sure.
This is my DNA. My blood. My race. My ancestors contributed to it obviously, but this is my truth.
It has helped me in life. It has forced me to see Africa as something more than I saw it as.
And I am excited to be heading there to visit. Knowing exactly where to go. And being surrounded by people who look
just like me.
I feel connected and as if I have an identity beyond the confines of "being black". Does this or would this mean something for everyone? That is up to them to decide.
I can only share my takeaway from the experience. Yours, if any, could vary.