A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

A decade ago, tracing one’s ancestry was an activity associated with bored and perhaps elderly individuals who had nothing but time and tons of photo albums on their hands. In recent years, it’s ...

Meharry Medical College is launching a 'momentous' global study to collect blood from half a million people of African decent ...

Overview: Friends of Geer Cemetery probes history and soil to preserve the stories of people buried at the historically ...

According to Meharry leaders, only about 2% of all genetics studied comes from people with African ancestry. The ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A commemoration to honor African ancestors returned Saturday to Fort Moultrie after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19. It’s a celebration that started 25 years ago. The ...

The premier screening of the documentary film “The War Shirt: A Dialogue with The Ancestors” will take place 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 19 at The Marjorie Luke Theatre. An onstage discussion with the ...

Author, Sade Green, pictured with burial site historical marker, which reads "Today and always, we honor the enslaved Hintons of the Midway Plantation, known and unknown, buried here in unmarked ...

Learn more about Ardipithecus ramidus and how their ankle bone paints a better picture of how our ancestors transitioned from ...

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