*The government owes all African Americans the right to take these dna tests for FREE. It's the birth right of every African American and the government should give some type of grants to any African American who wants to know their true ancestral culture that they were robbed of. I am a Black foreigner, and I am very passionate about this.*
There is no such thing as "African" American unless the mf actually came from africa. Black Americans r American, not African American. They sold u that name to make u feel separate from the country ur family helped build. Africa is not a country and its not ur home. Black ppl need to get over the bs. U cant heal a wound if u keep picking at it. Stop falling for the race pimps lies.
Deep Thoughts & Upgrades Yeah, but I think he means the present day Dominicans. On average, Dominicans are 52% European, 40% African, and 8% Native American on average.
Dah Bajanman ummm they were sweety. Africans traveled this earth since the beginning of time. That's why a lot of Native Americans DNA results come back as African origins. It's also no coincidence that Native American tribal wear is very similar to their brothers and sisters in Africa, even the food, customs, and lingo. The only reason we all differ in skin complexion and language is because of not living in Africa for so long. Artefacts and science are not incorrect in saying ALL life started in Africa.
💯 percent Cameroonian 🇨🇲 Here.... I spend hours looking at these African Ancestry videos. I get excited and emotional when I see African Americans trace their roots back to the Continent. “Welcome Back Home.” The Voices of your Ancestors Echoing through time.
Well there has been Indigenous Americans that were enslaved in the Caribbean that come from said region and North America. Critical thinking, common sense, and due diligence can go a *LONG* way. You’ll never know, y’all might be Niijii 🐢
The Government really should grant every African American a voucher to pay for this. It angers me that African Americans have to pay for this. And I say this as African. Matter of fact, I was even thinking about finding a way to propose this to Congress.
Thinker702 If you think about it since the double package Matri/Patriclan test covers both the mothers and father side of the family, people could even pool money for the tests with their family if people pitched in like 5 dollars each. I think they said if you want you can even get printed certificates with the names of your different family members on them so they have their own. Such a beautiful piece of knowledge to know where you come from and who you are. My dad is a Continental African, of the Igbo people from Nigeria. I love my heritage and culture and wouldn't want to be from anywhere else in the world or any other ethnic group in Africa. My people are so special to me ❤️❤️❤️💓💓💓🥰🥰 "You are not African because you were born in Africa, but because Africa is born in you."
@@faithfirstfitness That's how I would do it too.. pool money together from different family members to get the test done since we all share the same dna.
Facts! They put us against each other because things like the "Armistad" and aggressive resistance like the Balanta did was the result of unification. They did the "you're not like those people over there... you're better than them and they didn't want you but we did" rubbish which isn't true. But they are like "us people over here" we came from the same place our land is the same land. Bless everyone!!! ❤️❤️ to all my Africans in the diaspora (AA, Afro-Latino, Native Africans, Afro Carribeans, Afro Europeans) :)
How tho? No disrespect but that's so long ago and none of is African Americans have 90% or 100% African in us, especially after rape and all the racial interactions over time, so wouldn't all humans be family?
If you look at the map what is next door is The National Republic of Guinea not Guinea Bissau then she can’t expressed the true feelings about it. Come with me to Guinea West Africa would really change your life
Claim is a little over the top. But most people were fed those stories because their distant family member was raped by a white slave owner and was thus mixed looking and it was much easier to say "oh great grandaddy was Indian" than reminding your family of the disgusting oppression that went on. Most people aren't aware of this and actually believe that they have Native American in them
@@keepinitkawaii I read your comment, this is my first time ever hearing of such a thing. My opinion I still dont think that is the reason, actually I think it is the opposite of your comment. Most black people are completely aware of the horror regarding rape of black women by white men (even some might be ashame of it) and want to completely remove their ancestors from the interracial mixture of white and claim Indian mixing. The area where me and my family was born and raised the area was occupied by American Indians during the Civil War and earlier and we have never identified as being mixture of Indian.
@@wileyjohnson5681 idk maybe because when Native Americans were prevalent throughout the land so were the mothers and fathers of blacks considering slaves were brought over in 1619, 157 years prior to the existence of the United States so for them to believe that they're granddad or grandmother was "Indian" is not far fetched, somebody tell hotrod the Native Americans were a darker skinned people than we see today
I'm mandinka and mende too!! Loved this!!!!!! My husband abd daughter are senegalese and then i found out i was too. So cery cool Can't wait for y'all to go to Senegal
South African Caramel still waiting on his results!! Not sure if its taking longer because of the quarantine but I hope to hear something soon! No one answers the phone when I call :/ I’ve only had luck emailing them.
He most likely is though. I read a study that claimed 60% of African Americans would have at least one Igbo ancestor. This dna test only tracks the maternal lineage. Slavery consisted of a mix of African descendants from all over West/ West Central Africa.
All I have to say is, based on the comments I’m reading y’all need to go learn genetics basics 101 and understanding basic statistics like sample groups. They base the test off of living relatives in African and elsewhere (33,000 people sampled) and compare their dna to yours. Because these people are self identified Igbo, Fulani, etc... they say well if your where back on the continent living near your cousins, who identify as this, this is your ethnicity. It’s like comparing you dna to you daddy’s. Ppl up here talking about fake, science is the only thing that uses verified repeatable results that anyone can follow like a recipe. So if it’s repeatable how if it fake.
Just because it's science doesn't mean it's not a scam. They're claiming to be an ancestry company when all they're doing is comparing a (very very small) part of your genome to modern populations. Trends in modern populations don't reflect the reality of human history and migration. There's a lot of blonde people in sweden so does that mean everyone with blonde hair is of swedish descent? of course not, in fact blonde hair evolved more than once, there are people in the solomon islands who have blonde hair thanks to a unique genetic mutation. But I digress. That's a really obtuse example but you can follow the logic, yeah? Genetics is messy, there are very few genes that are exclusive to specific groups, just because something is common somewhere it doesn't mean that's where it came from originally and it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist elsewhere. And even if the company can pinpoint something that's still only... less than 1% of your dna. Which will be like one person in a sea of thousands. So one distant relative may've actually been from this area or this group but the whole rest of your family could be be from elsewhere. And these companies always downplay that shit. And then they specifically target the descendants of slaves because they know how desperate they are for information. It's exploitative and cruel.
I'm Liberian born (paternal is Sierra Leone/Nigeria and maternal is Guinea 🇬🇳 and Mairetanis) so she's welcome to use my DNA to help others learn their roots.
@@TheCrotchpuncher this is true HOWEVER go back a few generations before the modern era and people just didn't move around that much, unless taken from Africa or a big displacement due to war, famine etc. This was also done through the MOTHERS line only. She was very honest about that. This is just a very important part of a bigger picture.
@@TheCrotchpuncher We are Native American and we encountered some of the same thing when we were trying to get leads. We know what tribe we are from, but just wanted to explore the claims. We got circles of information that didnt really go anywhere. I dont remember all the details because my brother did the search. It was just becoming a slippery slope and nine if the information was really useful because the tribes dont accept the genealogy searches.
As a Mexican who always gets mistaken as biracial, this would be so amazing to get done on myself. My siblings have done the 23 and me. We for sure have African in us. Would be amazing to know exactly what part.
Charlamagne and Envy, you guys are welcome to the family, because this is a natural sister from the continent and specifically from Guinea-Bissau. I'm a fan of the show and because of these results I just feel close to you guys now. I'm from the Pepel and Mandjaku ethnicities and couldn't be more proud!
Beautiful! I spend every morning with these fools and it was fulfilling to see them share this part of themselves with us! Now I gotta go get mines. Thank You Envy and CTG... That was so on point...
I love the way you talked about stéréotypes about Africa. Born in France I used to have exactly same stéréotypes about Sénégal when I was about to discover my country. This is How deep racism is when you are surrounded by people talking shit about Africa even when they have never been there. Thank you for this show
Yudah El Yes, there are different ethnic groups, I understand, I'm talking about Envy's Dominican comment. When he mentioned if he was of Dominican descent, that's a nationality and their are different racial groups in the Dominican republic: white Hispanic, black Hispanic etc.. the slave trade brought whites, other native peoples and Africans to the island of Hispaniola. At that point the guest today, cleared it up by saying he needs to go to Africa to find the specific African peoples, he comes from. Of course the whole continent is not a race.
Na Vi You're entitled to your opinion. I only go off my own interactions with her and stick by what I've said. She is amazing and you have a blessed day!
I've been wanting to take this test for a couple years now. The part about the slave captors choosing slaves based on their specialties and the type of plantation they were being brought to is intriguing. I didn't know the oppressors were so meticulous.
This is prob one of my top fav interviews on The Breakfast Club..I smiled the whole time & was just as excited as they were to hear. Plus, she couldn’t have been more knowledgeable & informative..seems like a great orator. Bravo TBC 👏🏾👏🏾
Finally got my kit, and can't wait to get my results. My dream is to visit Africa in this lifetime!!! I can't wait for the opportunity to experience the Country of Africa... HOME!!! I guess my results will determine where we will go! :)
Thank you for this! I've recently become more and more interested in where I come from. I recently took the ancestry dna test as a start. Next, I want to try the African Ancestry kit :)
You're better off doing a proper family trace of your lineage rather than this scam. Contact Natlee Green at My Black Heritage and have her do your genealogy which looks at your actual family history. She did an interview with Lord Jamar and Rah Digga on their show (video is here on CZcams) if you're interested in seeing her talk about her work and what she's about.
Shaquoya Bundy You're welcome. The link to Natlee Green's video is here: czcams.com/video/o3WMhQ08cq8/video.html What she does as a genealogist is to actually trace your family tree, which is distinct from this DNA/ancestry hustle that just claims to tell you where you broadly MIGHT HAVE come from. So she would tell you (for example), your grandparents were from here, your great grandparents came from this place and settled here, their parents before them migrated to the United States from XYZ... So it gives you more concrete and substantial information than just "Well.... you're probably maybe possibly 0.7% West African"
Shaquoya Bundy The other IMPORTANT thing that I want to point out is that with these scam companies taking your DNA, the fine print says that they now own that DNA once you give it to them. You've effectively *paid* to give them your DNA data and they can now do with it whatever they wish - they can sell it on, they can keep it in a DNA bank to experiment on etc. Who do you think will eventually get their hands on this? The government. Don't trust these folk.
that ancestry shit is a scam. we're aboriginal to the americas. them pale bastards found most of us here. the moment we claim america by way of NATIONALIZING all companies/industry will collapse. thats why they have to perpetuate the BS narrative of us coming from africa. only A FEW came from there by slave trade. we were here already. #thetrueamericans.
That was dope!! Welcome to the fam gentlemen!! I'm Tikar (from Cameroon)! Life hasn't been the same since I got my results back. Be sure to join the Facebook group too, the information should be in your welcome packets. It's so awesome and informative in there!
Awesome! I took this test, too. I'm a woman so I could only do the matrilineal side, and I found out I'm Yoruba and Fulani on my mother's side. My father died, but my uncle, my father's last sibling left, is going to do a test for me so that I can find out about his lineage. Very fulfilling.
Sierra Leone speaks Krio, which Gullah language is an extension of that language including the accent. Not quite sold on my dna being in their database but I’m loving this episode
This is so awesome! Very educational. I’m Nigerian, specifically Igbo. Love everything about my culture! 🇳🇬 I definitely think everyone should have a go at this and find out where they are from. Like she said, it’s so important to know where you’re from and to have that strong foundation. Though I know I’m Igbo, I lowkey want to take this test just to see if anything different will pop up lol.
No it's not accurate!!! It's misleading people to who they are... It's trick from the government to get peoples DNA...also there is no way to get full 💯 u would have to dig up a dead corpse and do DNA come on now 🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
It's the maternal side, it's based off of mitochondrial DNA. Which shows only the mother's side of each set. You get your mitochondrial DNA from your mother. So you wouldn't know the full range of it.
Exactly. If you know you have a white maternal grandmother like in my case, you mtDNA will show European Ancestry. I wouldn’t even spend the money on that test type if you know especially if you’re a woman. There’s a video on YT of a sister who did the test and it came back with European Ancestry. In her case, she had a white female ancestor 4 of 5 generations back. However if she asked her mother, she could’ve saved herself 300.00-400.00 on the test.
True. But you gotta test the unknown side. Again it's common sense if 4 generation of the women in your family have European descent. But Dr. Gina made it very clear. Nobody is 100% of ANYTHING. Meaning whether you tested your maternal or paternal side you still not going to be 100% African. Even doing the previous test that Charlemagne did that gave him percentages. That test does not specify location, tribe, and social groups. If you mother is European tracing her ancestry is not going to give you a tribe in Africa. You by default would have to trace your Paternal side( father dna) or someone in your family tree who is a cousin. For example my situation. My great grandmother is from Africa. She never told us what part or what tribe. But she always wore the tribal colors and symbols. My father is Jamaican. If I trace both my Y chromosomes and X chromosomes I will get some results connecting to africa. Now my tree is interesting cause my fathers dad told me that 5 generations back his great(5x) grandfather is British. So again I know my lineage is mixed up. But I want to know EXACT LOCATION. Then I would take the african ancestry test to get those answers
Thank you for this video ! I've been waiting to do a DNA test, some has been holding me back.. I just didn't think they would give me what I really needed. I'm confident that this one will. 😁
I'm so proud to realize that I was in the earlier groups who have known their DNA ancestry over 15 years now, thanks to African Ancestry. But like many I took a test (think Nat'l Geographic sponsored) which told what I knew that my people came from West Africa. Interestingly, the percentage was identical to African Ancestry, but African Ancestry gave me specifics. Alleluia!
This is important, I think all black people in this country needs to get this at some point in time. You cannot truly be proud of who you are unless you know where you're from.
DonDotty and you honestly thinj this company, or any company today, can provide you with that information. Once again, they use our desire to siphon the money from the BC.
that ancestry shit is a scam. we're aboriginal to the americas. them pale bastards found most of us here. the moment we claim america by way of NATIONALIZING all companies/industry will collapse. thats why they have to perpetuate the BS narrative of us coming from africa. only A FEW came from there by slave trade. we were here already. #thetrueamericans.
I know you probably mean well, but don’t let a piece of paper define you on who you are. Be proud of who you are as a person because you grew that way and accomplished that. Being proud of coming from somewhere is a bit redundant, you didn’t do anything, you were just born in those circumstances.
OMG! I swore I never would take these type test because I would be upset if the results didn't read a high percentage of African roots but this is great I don't have to worry about that with this company. I'm going to take this test. Yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍
I did it a few years back, I'm Aka from the Central African Republic. I was excited to know, it really does change your perspective on things. I did the paternal side, I'm planning on doing the maternal this year too.
I’m excited to do my African Ancestry test! I did AncestryDNA and my results were 91% African with most of my dna related to the people in present-day Nigeria (1/3).
King Playa TM Right lol how does this help me get reparations. I'm like 8th generation American... my roots are important but this test can't give me that info honestly. I know my Tribe... it's call DOS.
Its good to hear dj envy say he's had great experiences traveling the continent of africa, because i myself plan on retiring to Ghana, i haven't been yet but i plan on making a trip next year, i hope to see more black Americans travel and explore the mother continent.
That's really interesting to get the ethnic groups out of those tests. Mandinka is an ethnic group and not just a social group of griots (wordsmiths, musicians, historians, mediators). You have Mandinka blacksmiths, goldsmiths, tanners, spiritual guides etc. These are all social groups. I think she's mixing up ethnic groups and social groups. But that's okay, that's very confusing and it does take a while to grasp the background of West African societies. Fulani is also an ethnic group. Many of us can recognize one another just by looks. Within the Fulani ethnic group, you get griots, spiritual guides, weavers etc. Fulani people have a strong pastoral activity and are known for their cattles but they are not totally nomadic. They practice transhumance. The men go, literally, where the grass is greener to feed the cattle then come back as the Sahel region is as arid as Arizona and New Mexico. Again, those groups are ethnic groups, they look different, they speak their own language. Because we're cool, we can intermarry between ethnic groups. It's less true for social groups. Still today, it's more acceptable for a griot to marry a non-African person than to marry someone from his/her ethnic group who is not a griot. They are not allowed to mix with non-griots. A goldsmith is not allowed to marry someone from the spiritual guide group. I'm starting sounding like my mom now and I'm sure you're starting having a headache so I'll stop.
Its the mandingo who have the griots not fulani. Also mandingo and fulani can look very similar to each other some are even mixed together. Mandingo around Sahel region originally and fulani from around north East africa
@@angelsalwayswithme1 Fulanis have griots. We call them Gawlo. The Wolof have griots and we call them Gewal. The Soninke have griots too and it goes on and on. Obviously, mixed people look mixed, but between ourself, we recognise one another. We can handle differences and tend to embrace them.
*The government owes all African Americans the right to take these dna tests for FREE. It's the birth right of every African American and the government should give some type of grants to any African American who wants to know their true ancestral culture that they were robbed of. I am a Black foreigner, and I am very passionate about this.*
Yup! There should be grant or some type of government stipend to pay for this. Im sure folks proficient in grant writing can help figure this out
Ashiela Spearman-Johnson It's something I'm working on
There is no such thing as "African" American unless the mf actually came from africa. Black Americans r American, not African American. They sold u that name to make u feel separate from the country ur family helped build. Africa is not a country and its not ur home.
Black ppl need to get over the bs. U cant heal a wound if u keep picking at it.
Stop falling for the race pimps lies.
The Hybrid1 im tryin to save mfs but they dont make it easy.
Mousey Publishings what is the benefit of being “American” for descendants of enslaved Africans?
I'm so glad she told DJ Envy that Dominicans were brought over from Africa...The separation is so ignorant.
Not all cuz the slave masters were from Spain and the Arawak was already there.
Deep Thoughts & Upgrades he was being sarcastic. he biracial black
Dah Bajanman the taino were black
Deep Thoughts & Upgrades Yeah, but I think he means the present day Dominicans. On average, Dominicans are 52% European, 40% African, and 8% Native American on average.
Dah Bajanman ummm they were sweety. Africans traveled this earth since the beginning of time. That's why a lot of Native Americans DNA results come back as African origins. It's also no coincidence that Native American tribal wear is very similar to their brothers and sisters in Africa, even the food, customs, and lingo. The only reason we all differ in skin complexion and language is because of not living in Africa for so long. Artefacts and science are not incorrect in saying ALL life started in Africa.
I forgot Chadwick was mentioned in this interview! RIP brotha🖤🖤🖤
As a Ghanaian, this is so sad yet beautiful at the same time.
DNA results at 13:30. You're welcome=)
Jessica Ramirez God bless you! That's all I wanted to see lol
I wanted to fast forward, but I love their convo, I'll wait ;-)
Ahhhh thank you!
Thank you!!
Thanks a bunch!
Good morning my black brothers and sisters. May the day bring blessings, prosperity and good fortune ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 #blackways #melaninallday
Marrow Morrison what about white people?,,,any blessing for us Crakkas
Marrow Morrison but what if somewhere down the mom's line, the slave owner impregnated his slave & she had a girl? I'm confused
Marrow Morrison Check your black privilege...
Good morning!!
Peace and blessing brother
💯 percent Cameroonian 🇨🇲 Here.... I spend hours looking at these African Ancestry videos. I get excited and emotional when I see African Americans trace their roots back to the Continent. “Welcome Back Home.” The Voices of your Ancestors Echoing through time.
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Mine to is Cameroon
Congratulations to your ancestry its good we are finding our roots to discover our identity that was taken away from us
I'm confused as to why Envy would think "dominican" would be a result on a test🤔... Carribbean people are of African descent..
LaToya Terry right 😂😂😂😂
Funny u say that because I see all over the internet ignorant people stating their European lol. Thanks for being educated.
His dumb
Because he was taught as many Dominicans believe that they are somehow a special brown people.
Well there has been Indigenous Americans that were enslaved in the Caribbean that come from said region and North America. Critical thinking, common sense, and due diligence can go a *LONG* way. You’ll never know, y’all might be Niijii 🐢
I so wanna do this. Lemme pay these bills first lol
tab0108 that's what I said
Save your money and put it towards life in 2018 not into something that won't change a thing in your day to day living
tab0108 girl!! Say it again!!
The Government really should grant every African American a voucher to pay for this. It angers me that African Americans have to pay for this. And I say this as African. Matter of fact, I was even thinking about finding a way to propose this to Congress.
BLACKest Knight lol wtf that will never happen please don't be nigerian
Awwwww Charlamagne “my diamond from Sierra Leone” that was so cute 💕.
IDreamOfZiggy I know right
IDreamOfZiggy That was really sweet
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I did the ancestry DNA but I soon found out about African ancestry and it's more expensive but clearly WORTH it brothers and sisters! ✊🏾✊🏾
Willie Williams IV hell ya just paid $675 for the double package can’t wait
They have a promotion going on now for Juneteenth, I just purchased today. Bought the Matri/Patri test for $554.??(shipping price included).
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Thinker702
If you think about it since the double package Matri/Patriclan test covers both the mothers and father side of the family, people could even pool money for the tests with their family if people pitched in like 5 dollars each.
I think they said if you want you can even get printed certificates with the names of your different family members on them so they have their own.
Such a beautiful piece of knowledge to know where you come from and who you are.
My dad is a Continental African, of the Igbo people from Nigeria. I love my heritage and culture and wouldn't want to be from anywhere else in the world or any other ethnic group in Africa. My people are so special to me ❤️❤️❤️💓💓💓🥰🥰
"You are not African because you were born in Africa, but because Africa is born in you."
@@faithfirstfitness That's how I would do it too.. pool money together from different family members to get the test done since we all share the same dna.
Whoever told you we don't like you lied to you. we love you, you're our brothers and sisters.
We've always loved you too Ray! ❤✊🏽
Facts! They put us against each other because things like the "Armistad" and aggressive resistance like the Balanta did was the result of unification. They did the "you're not like those people over there... you're better than them and they didn't want you but we did" rubbish which isn't true.
But they are like "us people over here" we came from the same place our land is the same land. Bless everyone!!! ❤️❤️ to all my Africans in the diaspora (AA, Afro-Latino, Native Africans, Afro Carribeans, Afro Europeans) :)
How tho? No disrespect but that's so long ago and none of is African Americans have 90% or 100% African in us, especially after rape and all the racial interactions over time, so wouldn't all humans be family?
@@JamesJohnson-vk9en You don't have to be 100% African to be our brothers and sisters. We love u still 😍😍
@@JamesJohnson-vk9en Did you hear her say these results were from maternal DNA? 11:58
Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 . Welcome to the family ✊🏾
TheQwert94 Yess
I'm creole
Mende and Creole
Salone we dey 🇸🇱
Every black person should get this test. When envy and ctg got their results I teared up. That is so beautiful.
After we get our results, I feel future black children should be given some of those origin names, within reason of course.
Wendell Wright I totally agree!!!!
lovelychi for what reason and purpose?
Stiffler Is it that dire for you to know
Stiffler to remind us that we failed to keep the white folks off the goods
Congrats Charlamagne, Envy is your long lost brother lol!!
Eugene Allen she gave them the wrong information
Cedric Stephens Clarify ...
If you look at the map what is next door is The National Republic of Guinea not Guinea Bissau then she can’t expressed the true feelings about it. Come with me to Guinea West Africa would really change your life
Ahhhh. Ctg is pissed yo! Worst news he could of gotten.
Bare minimum the government should cover this as a form of reparation. The one us at least this.
Hell no I don't want anyone selling me anymore lies about my identity.
nahhh like they should pay for it and fund the research for these black scientists to do it
KCK ROX I don't want the government to keep my DNA on file, you go ahead
I agree... We didn't choose to be here...tf! 😑 But no one understands.
Naw that’s how they get control
It cracks me up when African-Americans are surprised that they "look like" native Africans.
Almost like we descend from them and share the dna🤯
Why? That’s what distance and disconnect looks like. When you don’t see someone for a very long time don’t you somewhat forget what they look like?
I’ve been waiting for this since I saw the tweet. Happy follower from Nigeria 🇳🇬 here Igbo and proud.
Nkechi Ndukwe hey sis Yoruba here
Vakavaka Boomshakalakalaka I'm Yoruba too!
Nkechi Ndukwe Igbo kweune
Eh hehn! Igbo Kwenu!
IGBO KWENU!
Got my results back in March & my maternal line is Cameroonian & Gabonese! Thank you so much, Dr. Paige & Dr. Kittles for all you do!
Envy at the end "AND IM AFRICAN!" LMAO. Damn Right Envy, Damn right ✊🏾
It made me happy that they knew about Mandingo and clapped with excitement when it was mentioned. Proud Mandinka muso (aka woman) over here.🇬🇲
Every black person I know claims there granddad or grandmother was Indian 😂
Claim is a little over the top. But most people were fed those stories because their distant family member was raped by a white slave owner and was thus mixed looking and it was much easier to say "oh great grandaddy was Indian" than reminding your family of the disgusting oppression that went on. Most people aren't aware of this and actually believe that they have Native American in them
Ain't that the truth, I wonder why black people are so hung up on being Indian?
@@wileyjohnson5681 read my previous comment
@@keepinitkawaii I read your comment, this is my first time ever hearing of such a thing. My opinion I still dont think that is the
reason, actually I think it is the opposite of your comment. Most black people are completely aware of the horror regarding rape of black women by white men (even some might be ashame of it) and want to completely remove their ancestors from the interracial mixture of white and claim Indian mixing. The area where me and my family was born and raised the area was occupied by American Indians during the Civil War and earlier and we have never identified as being mixture of Indian.
@@wileyjohnson5681 idk maybe because when Native Americans were prevalent throughout the land so were the mothers and fathers of blacks considering slaves were brought over in 1619, 157 years prior to the existence of the United States so for them to believe that they're granddad or grandmother was "Indian" is not far fetched, somebody tell hotrod the Native Americans were a darker skinned people than we see today
shout out to all my Ghanaians! Ashanti tribe rise up
Sorry it is not Ashanti.... it is Asante....Asanti......and they are not a tribe.. they are a nation
@@asaasare220 so true 💪🏿😆😆... I learned from my Ghanaian girlfriend and then some.
I'm mandinka and mende too!! Loved this!!!!!! My husband abd daughter are senegalese and then i found out i was too. So cery cool Can't wait for y'all to go to Senegal
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Lol
That what I'm wondering too
Just ordered my dad one for his 61st birthday! Really excited about it
Any update?
South African Caramel still waiting on his results!! Not sure if its taking longer because of the quarantine but I hope to hear something soon! No one answers the phone when I call :/ I’ve only had luck emailing them.
I'm Kwame Opoku from Ghana, Gina, I like what you're doing. Bring back our brothers and sisters in the diaspora, thanks.
I did this test a few years ago as a surprise Christmas present for my family. It was such an awesome moment in my life. I think everyone should do it
I love my 🇸🇱 ppl.. proud Freetown girl..
Wow, The Breakfast club blows my mind at least once every 2 month's with this types of interview. This is GREAT! I'm doing this for sure!
It just dawned that Angela ain’t come to this interview 😂😂
Charlemagne low key hurt he ain’t Nigerian.. Bless him!
Thank God he's not. The World wouldn't be able to handle his ego and Naija 🇳🇬 would never accept him anyway...dudes too ignorant and colorist.
@@namastewellness Come on !!! He's a nice dude. You need some of that ego.
He most likely is though. I read a study that claimed 60% of African Americans would have at least one Igbo ancestor. This dna test only tracks the maternal lineage. Slavery consisted of a mix of African descendants from all over West/ West Central Africa.
I wish this interview was a lot longer. Shout out to zanzibar, Tanzania I'll see you next summer!!!
son of Ogun Zanzibar is GORGEOUS! I’m going there one day
Dominican is not a race didn’t see they have not learned since Amara
😂😂😂😂😐they ignorant
sierra leone also not a race
wunder casper No one said that Sierra Leone was a race
@@Elias_Truth and I've been to Dominica where the population consists of jet black AFRICANS.
These two men are pretty ignorant. Sometimes it pains me to listen.
All I have to say is, based on the comments I’m reading y’all need to go learn genetics basics 101 and understanding basic statistics like sample groups. They base the test off of living relatives in African and elsewhere (33,000 people sampled) and compare their dna to yours. Because these people are self identified Igbo, Fulani, etc... they say well if your where back on the continent living near your cousins, who identify as this, this is your ethnicity. It’s like comparing you dna to you daddy’s. Ppl up here talking about fake, science is the only thing that uses verified repeatable results that anyone can follow like a recipe. So if it’s repeatable how if it fake.
Just because it's science doesn't mean it's not a scam. They're claiming to be an ancestry company when all they're doing is comparing a (very very small) part of your genome to modern populations. Trends in modern populations don't reflect the reality of human history and migration. There's a lot of blonde people in sweden so does that mean everyone with blonde hair is of swedish descent? of course not, in fact blonde hair evolved more than once, there are people in the solomon islands who have blonde hair thanks to a unique genetic mutation. But I digress. That's a really obtuse example but you can follow the logic, yeah? Genetics is messy, there are very few genes that are exclusive to specific groups, just because something is common somewhere it doesn't mean that's where it came from originally and it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist elsewhere. And even if the company can pinpoint something that's still only... less than 1% of your dna. Which will be like one person in a sea of thousands. So one distant relative may've actually been from this area or this group but the whole rest of your family could be be from elsewhere. And these companies always downplay that shit. And then they specifically target the descendants of slaves because they know how desperate they are for information. It's exploitative and cruel.
Hanna good points. Did you study genealogy?
I'm Liberian born (paternal is Sierra Leone/Nigeria and maternal is Guinea 🇬🇳 and Mairetanis) so she's welcome to use my DNA to help others learn their roots.
@@TheCrotchpuncher this is true HOWEVER go back a few generations before the modern era and people just didn't move around that much, unless taken from Africa or a big displacement due to war, famine etc. This was also done through the MOTHERS line only. She was very honest about that. This is just a very important part of a bigger picture.
@@TheCrotchpuncher We are Native American and we encountered some of the same thing when we were trying to get leads. We know what tribe we are from, but just wanted to explore the claims. We got circles of information that didnt really go anywhere. I dont remember all the details because my brother did the search. It was just becoming a slippery slope and nine if the information was really useful because the tribes dont accept the genealogy searches.
As a Mexican who always gets mistaken as biracial, this would be so amazing to get done on myself. My siblings have done the 23 and me. We for sure have African in us. Would be amazing to know exactly what part.
Was really enjoyable watching those... as a Nigerian I felt proud watching this!
Charlamagne and Envy, you guys are welcome to the family, because this is a natural sister from the continent and specifically from Guinea-Bissau. I'm a fan of the show and because of these results I just feel close to you guys now. I'm from the Pepel and Mandjaku ethnicities and couldn't be more proud!
Beautiful! I spend every morning with these fools and it was fulfilling to see them share this part of themselves with us! Now I gotta go get mines. Thank You Envy and CTG... That was so on point...
Seeing Chadwick broke my heart!!! Love you BP!!
I love the way you talked about stéréotypes about Africa. Born in France I used to have exactly same stéréotypes about Sénégal when I was about to discover my country. This is How deep racism is when you are surrounded by people talking shit about Africa even when they have never been there. Thank you for this show
I can't wait to use this program.
I need for Envy and Char to know the difference between nationality vs ethnicity/race. 🙄
Wendell
African isn't a race of people
Yudah El Yes, there are different ethnic groups, I understand, I'm talking about Envy's Dominican comment. When he mentioned if he was of Dominican descent, that's a nationality and their are different racial groups in the Dominican republic: white Hispanic, black Hispanic etc.. the slave trade brought whites, other native peoples and Africans to the island of Hispaniola. At that point the guest today, cleared it up by saying he needs to go to Africa to find the specific African peoples, he comes from. Of course the whole continent is not a race.
Wendell Wright Envy is from Dominica, a country in the West Indies, not the Dominican Republic
All good. I'm not questioning his Dominican roots. I was just referencing that he needs to go further to find the African origin part.
Baenesha Monet no hes not. Thats a running joke that ctg has for envy. He's not really from dominica
This was the most informative, and relatable show, you guys have done.
This is beautiful I wanna do this so bad it sucks that African Americans were robbed of truly knowing where we come from.
OMG...I know her. She is an amazing person!
Na Vi You're entitled to your opinion. I only go off my own interactions with her and stick by what I've said. She is amazing and you have a blessed day!
Na Vi idiot
I've been wanting to take this test for a couple years now. The part about the slave captors choosing slaves based on their specialties and the type of plantation they were being brought to is intriguing. I didn't know the oppressors were so meticulous.
This is prob one of my top fav interviews on The Breakfast Club..I smiled the whole time & was just as excited as they were to hear. Plus, she couldn’t have been more knowledgeable & informative..seems like a great orator. Bravo TBC 👏🏾👏🏾
Had the privilege of using this service back in 2004 when they opened. Very detailed and thorough. Thank you Dr. Paige!
Finally got my kit, and can't wait to get my results. My dream is to visit Africa in this lifetime!!! I can't wait for the opportunity to experience the Country of Africa... HOME!!! I guess my results will determine where we will go! :)
Find it?
Loved this! It’s soooooo IMPERATIVE that our Brothers And Sisters go to African Ancestry and get some Answers ❤️
Mannnnn great interview!!! I'll be sharing this one! I was so excited for them!😀😀😀
I've been waiting for this! I'm so happy for y'all! ❤
Any other proud Nigerian here. 🇳🇬✌😊 Welcome to West Africa brothers.
Thank you for this!
I've recently become more and more interested in where I come from. I recently took the ancestry dna test as a start. Next, I want to try the African Ancestry kit :)
You're better off doing a proper family trace of your lineage rather than this scam. Contact Natlee Green at My Black Heritage and have her do your genealogy which looks at your actual family history. She did an interview with Lord Jamar and Rah Digga on their show (video is here on CZcams) if you're interested in seeing her talk about her work and what she's about.
Truly Zambian Great, I'll check it out! Thank you :)
Shaquoya Bundy You're welcome. The link to Natlee Green's video is here: czcams.com/video/o3WMhQ08cq8/video.html
What she does as a genealogist is to actually trace your family tree, which is distinct from this DNA/ancestry hustle that just claims to tell you where you broadly MIGHT HAVE come from. So she would tell you (for example), your grandparents were from here, your great grandparents came from this place and settled here, their parents before them migrated to the United States from XYZ... So it gives you more concrete and substantial information than just "Well.... you're probably maybe possibly 0.7% West African"
Shaquoya Bundy The other IMPORTANT thing that I want to point out is that with these scam companies taking your DNA, the fine print says that they now own that DNA once you give it to them. You've effectively *paid* to give them your DNA data and they can now do with it whatever they wish - they can sell it on, they can keep it in a DNA bank to experiment on etc. Who do you think will eventually get their hands on this? The government.
Don't trust these folk.
that ancestry shit is a scam. we're aboriginal to the americas. them pale bastards found most of us here. the moment we claim america by way of NATIONALIZING all companies/industry will collapse. thats why they have to perpetuate the BS narrative of us coming from africa. only A FEW came from there by slave trade. we were here already. #thetrueamericans.
That was dope!! Welcome to the fam gentlemen!! I'm Tikar (from Cameroon)! Life hasn't been the same since I got my results back. Be sure to join the Facebook group too, the information should be in your welcome packets. It's so awesome and informative in there!
My niece is Tikar🎉🎉🎉🎉 Spike Lee also
This is awesome! I look forward to learning more about my identity.
Took the test and I'm so happy that I can now also rep Nigeria as a Yoruba man! Thank you African Ancestry!!
Your surname says otherwise...
So loved this and it’s very interesting
Awesome! I took this test, too. I'm a woman so I could only do the matrilineal side, and I found out I'm Yoruba and Fulani on my mother's side. My father died, but my uncle, my father's last sibling left, is going to do a test for me so that I can find out about his lineage. Very fulfilling.
love her, she's one of the best guests they ever had
Sierra Leone speaks Krio, which Gullah language is an extension of that language including the accent.
Not quite sold on my dna being in their database but I’m loving this episode
Krio is also the true origin of Creole.
Let me tell U what I observed.. In London I found the Sierra Leoneans picked up caribbean patois so easily..... they are definitely related ...
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This is so awesome! Very educational. I’m Nigerian, specifically Igbo. Love everything about my culture! 🇳🇬 I definitely think everyone should have a go at this and find out where they are from. Like she said, it’s so important to know where you’re from and to have that strong foundation.
Though I know I’m Igbo, I lowkey want to take this test just to see if anything different will pop up lol.
No it's not accurate!!! It's misleading people to who they are... It's trick from the government to get peoples DNA...also there is no way to get full 💯 u would have to dig up a dead corpse and do DNA come on now 🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
My moms is Igbo
Appreciate yall sharing that , that was cool
Finally I’ve been waiting for this
It's the maternal side, it's based off of mitochondrial DNA. Which shows only the mother's side of each set. You get your mitochondrial DNA from your mother. So you wouldn't know the full range of it.
Azzury Street I completely understand that, it's still not a complete trace.
Blaze That's why they offer a paternal test and an admixture test as well.
Exactly. If you know you have a white maternal grandmother like in my case, you mtDNA will show European Ancestry. I wouldn’t even spend the money on that test type if you know especially if you’re a woman.
There’s a video on YT of a sister who did the test and it came back with European Ancestry. In her case, she had a white female ancestor 4 of 5 generations back. However if she asked her mother, she could’ve saved herself 300.00-400.00 on the test.
True. But you gotta test the unknown side. Again it's common sense if 4 generation of the women in your family have European descent. But Dr. Gina made it very clear. Nobody is 100% of ANYTHING. Meaning whether you tested your maternal or paternal side you still not going to be 100% African. Even doing the previous test that Charlemagne did that gave him percentages. That test does not specify location, tribe, and social groups. If you mother is European tracing her ancestry is not going to give you a tribe in Africa. You by default would have to trace your Paternal side( father dna) or someone in your family tree who is a cousin. For example my situation. My great grandmother is from Africa. She never told us what part or what tribe. But she always wore the tribal colors and symbols. My father is Jamaican. If I trace both my Y chromosomes and X chromosomes I will get some results connecting to africa. Now my tree is interesting cause my fathers dad told me that 5 generations back his great(5x) grandfather is British. So again I know my lineage is mixed up. But I want to know EXACT LOCATION. Then I would take the african ancestry test to get those answers
Thank you for this video ! I've been waiting to do a DNA test, some has been holding me back.. I just didn't think they would give me what I really needed. I'm confident that this one will. 😁
_ANGELICA ELIZABETH_ look up negroland on you tube!
Honey .it will change ur perspective. You only live once ...u should do it
I did AA too! I am Ashanti from Ghana!
Hello cousin!! 👏🏾 Ghanian as well!
Asante.. not Ashanti please... the english in their arrogance will change a name so as to minimize it...
@@asaasare220 Nokor3 no ara na woaka no!!!!! Asante = Because of war! 💪🏿✊🏿
I've been waiting for this video!!!!
Great conversation! I loved this! I'm 90% Nigerian 10% Wakandan!
I had tears for these two brothers finding out what I was raised knowing. I must do this for those I love. Congrats!! Continue to RESIST!!!
I love how she went in depth as to the history of these tribes. I hope there's a breakdown like that if I get this done.
I'm so proud to realize that I was in the earlier groups who have known their DNA ancestry over 15 years now, thanks to African Ancestry. But like many I took a test (think Nat'l Geographic sponsored) which told what I knew that my people came from West Africa. Interestingly, the percentage was identical to African Ancestry, but African Ancestry gave me specifics. Alleluia!
Do you think both tests are necessary? I do. I am planning on getting both tests
Great interview....I definitively gotta get my ancestory done.
This is important, I think all black people in this country needs to get this at some point in time. You cannot truly be proud of who you are unless you know where you're from.
DonDotty and you honestly thinj this company, or any company today, can provide you with that information. Once again, they use our desire to siphon the money from the BC.
It was only a matter of time before these fake Indians showed up.
that ancestry shit is a scam. we're aboriginal to the americas. them pale bastards found most of us here. the moment we claim america by way of NATIONALIZING all companies/industry will collapse. thats why they have to perpetuate the BS narrative of us coming from africa. only A FEW came from there by slave trade. we were here already. #thetrueamericans.
We're not from Africa tho
I know you probably mean well, but don’t let a piece of paper define you on who you are. Be proud of who you are as a person because you grew that way and accomplished that. Being proud of coming from somewhere is a bit redundant, you didn’t do anything, you were just born in those circumstances.
This is so freaking cool! Got a whole History lesson before 10am! I’m getting one!
Good work, thank you All!
She really explains this so well. I hope everyone can get this test and get some ancestral healing.
" Find your own Wakanda "
This is beautiful
OMG! I swore I never would take these type test because I would be upset if the results didn't read a high percentage of African roots but this is great I don't have to worry about that with this company. I'm going to take this test. Yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍
I did it a few years back, I'm Aka from the Central African Republic. I was excited to know, it really does change your perspective on things. I did the paternal side, I'm planning on doing the maternal this year too.
I am so happy for Charlemagne and envy I am proud that they knows where they come from
I’m excited to do my African Ancestry test! I did AncestryDNA and my results were 91% African with most of my dna related to the people in present-day Nigeria (1/3).
Best information session to have come out of the breakfast club. Our people can start seeing themselves as part of a global family
I was thinking about doing this. Definitely going to do my research.
I’m Amhara and Igbo! Glad to see african Americans getting tested
I knew that this woman must have had Fulani background. In general They are beautiful, slim and have fair complexion
I actually enjoyed this for you two... Still waiting on my Matriclan results!
Update: results came back, Baka people living in Cameroon 🇨🇲.
Wow so amazed!!! So happy they came up with that company
I'm so doing this!! I know my dad's side is Yoruba and Hausa. I want to know more about my mom's people!!!
DOING THIS WILL ONLY BRING UNITY WHICH WE NEED
Great interview! Very informative. 👌👏
I really enjoyed it. I feel that I found it fit well with how they turned out too. that was so nice.
That’s cool, but what about our Reparations tho? Need that...👀
King Playa TM Right lol how does this help me get reparations. I'm like 8th generation American... my roots are important but this test can't give me that info honestly. I know my Tribe... it's call DOS.
King Playa TM Amen ✊
King Playa TM exactly
Who said anything about Reparations? that's another show
You want to talk Reparations? well you need to contact Dr. Claude Anderson & The Harvest Institute www.harvestinstitute.org
Damn I can confirm everything she's saying! I'm from Africa from where Charlemagne and envy are from!
This video was actually beautiful ❤️
Its good to hear dj envy say he's had great experiences traveling the continent of africa, because i myself plan on retiring to Ghana, i haven't been yet but i plan on making a trip next year, i hope to see more black Americans travel and explore the mother continent.
Charleston Gullah Geechee Stand up!!!! I love my roots!!!!
Colleton SC....Gullah/Geechee Roots
843!
843
843!!!!!!
That's really interesting to get the ethnic groups out of those tests. Mandinka is an ethnic group and not just a social group of griots (wordsmiths, musicians, historians, mediators). You have Mandinka blacksmiths, goldsmiths, tanners, spiritual guides etc. These are all social groups. I think she's mixing up ethnic groups and social groups. But that's okay, that's very confusing and it does take a while to grasp the background of West African societies. Fulani is also an ethnic group. Many of us can recognize one another just by looks. Within the Fulani ethnic group, you get griots, spiritual guides, weavers etc. Fulani people have a strong pastoral activity and are known for their cattles but they are not totally nomadic. They practice transhumance. The men go, literally, where the grass is greener to feed the cattle then come back as the Sahel region is as arid as Arizona and New Mexico. Again, those groups are ethnic groups, they look different, they speak their own language. Because we're cool, we can intermarry between ethnic groups. It's less true for social groups. Still today, it's more acceptable for a griot to marry a non-African person than to marry someone from his/her ethnic group who is not a griot. They are not allowed to mix with non-griots. A goldsmith is not allowed to marry someone from the spiritual guide group. I'm starting sounding like my mom now and I'm sure you're starting having a headache so I'll stop.
Its the mandingo who have the griots not fulani. Also mandingo and fulani can look very similar to each other some are even mixed together. Mandingo around Sahel region originally and fulani from around north East africa
@@angelsalwayswithme1 Fulanis have griots. We call them Gawlo. The Wolof have griots and we call them Gewal. The Soninke have griots too and it goes on and on. Obviously, mixed people look mixed, but between ourself, we recognise one another. We can handle differences and tend to embrace them.
Great show...Envy seems really touched...It's time for Africa.
Best video yet!!!