I talked about this with my brother, who was wondering why we had so much Greek and Turkish in us when we are both 100% Italian on all sides. 1,000 years ago, "Italy" didn't exist. 2,000 years ago, "Greek" and "Italian" were both Roman. Any earlier than that, and we would have been called three-quarters Sabine and one-quarter Latin. The names we use depend on political boundaries, which shift with the wind sometimes.
@@historyonthego Yep ... my brother's wife's family came to the US in two groups. One was registered as Polish in the immigration records. The other was registered as Ukrainian. The village hadn't moved. The border moved OVER the village. What they are depended on when you asked!
Well technically Greeks existed long before Romans or Italy. The Italian peninsula was colonized by the Greeks but there were indigenous people living there like the Latins. Then the City State of Rome was established and well the Romans were very good at conquering other nations.
People need to learn difference between Race, Nationality and Ethnicity.. I can’t tell how many times people asked me. What is your nationality, I say Canadian. They get all confused. They are trying to ask what my ethnicity is, but they confuse it with nationality.
Hah! That's like one time a white co-worker from England was talking about a friend of hers who was getting married to an Australian. I immediately asked her if he is Aborigines. She looked at me like, "are you serious?" I was. You see, we are in NY and I do not know anyone from Australia. So, in my mind when you say someone is Australian, I do not see a white person. I take a few seconds to process this kind of information before speaking now. Don't get me started with South Africa. Hmm, I wonder what people who have never been to the US think of when they hear someone is American.
Doreen Thompson Funny, we can have preconceived idea based on our knowledge. When I travel to North Africa years back a a lot of Tunisians was asking me and my friends where we came from. We told them England. But they kept pushing us for more. Most of my friend were either Jamaica born and British born Jamaicans so in the end we told the people we came from Jamaica. I was the only British born from St Vincent and the Grenadines. I don't know if they has any idea black peoples lived in England . Funny some people in America surprised when they meet a black British person. I was in Philly years back and some girls in Wendy food Resturant was going crazy when I spoke lol.
@@historyonthego Hey. Thanks for the response. I think that experience was/is funny too. I tell it all the time. Also, I too am Jamaican. When I travel and people ask me where I'm from, depending on the mood I'm in, I'll say NY or USA or I live in NY but I'm from Jamaica. I have ancestors from so many different parts of the globe, me caan badda with the DNA. What is the point? Just live good with people and respect. A so me see it.
Nobody's great-great-great grandparents were Nigerian because there was no such country when they lived. And these tests can't actually tell you exactly where your ancestors lived, what they can tell you is that your DNA is similar to the DNA of people living in particular regions today (that they have tested and have access to in their databases)
The real truth about all these DNA ancestry sites is they have not even come close to the database needed to even be confident about the absolute lies they spew. It's been well documented and you can do a simple search and find out yourselves. They mostly just spit out bogus info to make people feel good.
Oh my God when you said (with a British Accent) that your Nigerian percentage was higher than the guy born in Nigeria I laughed for a whole minute 😂😂😂😂😂
I think Ghengis Khan had more fluid than most, 16 million men carry his genetic markers, a large number of Mongolians are descended from him. He had a LOT of kids!
There was less hybridization before the ice age cataclysm, but afterwards Cro-magnon dna spread out across the world, perhaps not coincidentally around the same time as agriculture, mono/megalithic structures, animal domestication, and the study of the stars (Zoroastrianism)
Thank you, please say this for those all the way on the back. I keep saying this. Migration, trades, African people have been travelling for centuries before colonization. Some people are to concern about the color of their skin. Some one skin color doesnt prove anything. your DNA will tell you a lot.
@@querida1809 I love reading ancient history, but in doing so I realized there was significant movement across continents with trading, warring, defending boarders from intruders. Afrikans allowed boarding peoples to live without incident so there was mixing and marriages until the intrugers' got greedy which precipitated war. They had boats so they were not confined to the continent itself. We are talking very ancient history, does not account for recent stuff. Amazing!
You need to ask for your haplo type. I guarantee you it will take you straight to israel. You are NOT African you are Hebrew. E1b1a is specific. Africans carry E1b1b. He is misleading you
@@extracool3889, All humans originated in Africa. We moved upwards and outwards and 🧭 through what is now Israel, the middle east, and off the continent of Africa. We separated and went our own ways, discovering new lands, sprouting new cultures and mutating to become different "races". Are you implying that the OP is mistaken in believing he is sub-Saharan?
@@stephanieyee9784 i do not follow the traditional narrative that all humans originated in Africa. But let is suppose that your narrative is correct does it follow therefore that we should all gather tigether and sing kombyah? You will notice that thise who are at a major disadvantage are the blacks in America and that they are being killed disproportionately by the pigs in Amerikkka. But lets put that aside for a moment. Please read Deuteronomy 28 before we embark on a meaningful debate...please
The concepts of Nigeria, Ghana, etc... are recent creations when the French and British divided that area. Africans who lived there before are more connected to ethnic kinship.
I've subscribed. It is wonderful to hear a learned person that understands humanity's history and that knows the difference between ethnicity and nationality.☺👍
Watched an episode of an ancestry programme on British TV some years ago that featured a white female campaigner for English ethnic rights. She sounded rather bigoted and assumed she was descended from Anglo-Saxon tribes or Northern European Vikings. Her DNA test turned out she was predominantly Romany Gypsy! The very people she looked down upon and sought to distinguish herself from! 😊
Is it the Channel 4 programme where they even tested Thatcher's daughter? If it's the one, the lady you are talking about was going to sue the channel for implying she is not 100% English. It was a sight to behold as they revealed her ancestry. Most of the people had Mongolian blood. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/100%25_English
Yes I saw that programme and it was fascinating. She fervently believed that she was an Anglo saxon and got really angry at her gypsy DNA results . There have been quite a few prejudice white folk in the American South but ironically lots of them also have much African DNA .
Excellent, Well Done!!, I am from across the pond in the US. Five years ago I had my first DNA testing done by the National Geographic Genographic Project. My results' tract to Nigeria as well, the Yoruba... the second round identified 24% other results including the UK, Eurasia and Native American tribes. I too, experienced a similar sense of shock, a normal response to centuries of conditioning. Africans from across the diaspora have been similarly traumatized by slavery and colonization. To suddenly for the first time be awakened from the Matrix can be disorienting, like finding out you were adopted. So much of how we think about ourselves is filtered through the lens of White culture. DNA results can offer an opportunity to see our selves from a scientific perspective independent of cultural story lines that may no longer be relevant. They can now, instead, serve as a point to a more expansive journey.
Exactly we have to take into consideration, test updates lol, pre & post colonial kingdoms, migration, intermarriage, neo colonial name changes, etc its more than meets the eye and its multi hypothesis when you consider all that can pop up on your test. Im from north america and my test looks similar to yours, great video!
Beautiful video. Best explanation ever. People need to understand that these ethnicities are not subject to one country or political area but based on population migrations of people over time and places. The more people get tested the more precise will be the results. You may find over time that you may get updated results that may look different, just remember your DNA doesn't change just how the data will improve how we get to know the past. I look forward to seeing your videos.
Let's not forget you have some African men who have Chinese paternal ancestry and this is way before colonization of the European nations into Africa so this goes to prove that Africa and China was trading well before even the Arab slave trade
Wow, so cool to have found you here. You've always been passionate about black history, great to see you talking about it here. May this chanel grow big.
Yes that's what I have said.. I wars of movement of people for environmental reasons, Was cause mass movements. Inter marrying is big factor. Slavery is a factor also.
Hey 👋🏽 L. Miller I always notice your supportive comments on the Hu Band from Mongolia 🇲🇳 Reactions. The outcome and the accuracy of DNA results are interesting to me. I’m Indigenous Native North American from Northern California. 🙋🏻♀️
The first premier of British Columbia, Canada, James Douglas, was born in what is now Guyana to a Scottish father and a mixed Scottish-African mother. His wife was mixed Cree and Scottish, so his children had African, European and Cree ancestry.
@@christianlingurar7085 "I met this gorgeous girl yesterday. She told me she came from Northern Italy". "Genoa"? "Look I told you I only just met her".
The need to believe we're 100% this or that is driven by a mostly emotional desire for a sense of homogenous belonging and 'solid' personal identity ; reality doesn't care about our emotions🌍
The reason that Nigerian is surprised by the DNA result is simply because most Nigerians like many other Africans are quite ethnocentric. So, they are shoked to find out that their lineage included people of other tribes that's even outside their country.
@@davidjessop2279 It's not Racism as they are not two different races. And they are not being racist at all just because they don't want to mix their blood, but I don't expect you to know anything about what racism is. Lol
Honestly i am quite scare african rasism about whites and othets africans. And I am estonian and this is word wonder that we have preserve our own language.
One of the most balanced and informed vid I've seen on UA-cam. I've had my DNA tested many years ago from National Geographic. Yep I originated from Africa!
Very true. I met a man who boasted that he came from a very old family that went right back to King Edward 1. I told him my family went right back to Adam and Eve! Actually we all descended from Adam and Eve, so we are all members of the same family!
@@funquay2219 Awww, that's cute. (I hope you're kidding.) According to Genesis, we all come from Adam and Eve, who had three sons. Think about that...take all the time you need. 😁
@@rockradstone Hi Rick. I took about 30 seconds to find the answer to your question. Genesis chapter 5 verse 4 reads "After he became the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters." Hope that helps you. Best regards.
"We cannot mix DNA with politics and nationalism" THANK YOU OMG !!!!!!! NATIONALISM IN AFRICAN MADE THEM FORGET THAT OUR ANCESTORS OCCUPIED REGIONS WHERE THEY MIXED WITH OTHER CLANS TOO ... OMG
This is brilliant. Love to tell you my DNA story so far. As you say this is unfolding. It's a work in progress. We're dealing with estimates and hypotheses. However, we have more than most of us had in the past, save for anecdotes which matter a great deal and the odd documentation. Thank you so much for this. Food for thought. Terrible things have happened to us, true, but it is important to have information, no matter what, understanding that there is a price to pay, a cost for consciousness. As some Akan say, as an admonition, "Don't go looking after lineages."
Finally a person of African descent who gets it! Using Jamaica as an example of Nationality was good because a lot of people may still not be receptive to the idea of African people enslaving other African people or of them moving around and intermarriage between ethnic groups. Not all borders in the past would have been "hard" borders and nomadic people move where they Need to. I am mixed: mostly English, Welsh, Irish and east Asian but also show 1+% of Nigerian DNA. As I'm the only one of my family paternal and maternal to show it, (yes we're full siblings), I think it must be a relic from my deep ancestry. I liken DNA mixes to a tossed salad. We chop up the ingredients, mix them in one big bowl then serve it into smaller portions. Everyone gets the same salad but different amounts of its ingredients. PS: Cymru Am Byth! 🏴 ☮❤🦘🇦🇺
Lol They enslaved the descendants of the Olmecs who came over from Egypt/Sumer. Everyone is being lied to. The Europeans just enslaved the natives that were already in the America’s. It’s hilarious how dumbed down society is. Can’t even look at the ancient past right.
I love your analogy : ) Tip: Try a few drops of sesame oil in your sallad next time. Another is a slice of cucumber in gin and tonic instead of sitrus.
Great analysis of ethnicity, race, and nationality. Within artificial boundaries called countries you're always are many different groups within the boundaries.
To me all of these DNA reveals are very interesting and you always learn something. Thanks for bringing up all the wars that have taken place in Africa, sounds like Europe and Asian, doesn't it? The majority of mine is British Isles but 2% Finnish and 1% Siberia which is neat.
Subscribed. I did not care for history when I was in school, but as an adult, I love reading about different periods in history and how it shapes us today. I think more primary sources should be included in teaching history. That’s what made it interesting to me.
I remember when Henry Louis Gates did his DNA on his TV show. His ancestry included Ireland to a 7th century king. One third of Ireland today can trace ancestry to this king because he had so many kids from all his wives. It was interesting because both his parents were black and he assumed African ancestry.
I think he means African black people. AA in general have quite a bit of European ancestry because many of us have formerly enslaved ancestors and there was a lot of racial mixing
@@SE-gs6gd Yeah my sister has 2% Iberian (Spain) ancestry even though my mother and father have no immediate ancestry in the last eight generations. My friend has 1.7% Neanderthal DNA, meaning her homo sapiens ancestors interbred with Neanderthals.
It has been so interesting watching this presentation and reading the diverse comments. My two cents is that I describe myself as a Black African-American, which means to me that I was born in America and I am of African descent. This further means to me that I am a Black African who because of circumstances beyond my control was born in America. (I consider my personal designation as identifying my race, nationality, ethnicity, and culture). My DNA states that I am 94% West African (a mixture of 41% Nigerian and a lesser percentage Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Congo, Southern and Western Bantu People, Benin, Togo). You can say I am mixed (LOL).
Great video and great DNA results. I’m always interested in learning about people who were not born in Africa but have a high percentage of African DNA. My family is from the states of North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States and my African DNA is 95% consisting of Nigeria, Cameroon/Congo, Benin Togo, and Mali. Subscribed!
I'm African American too, from Louisiana. My own African ancestry is about 70% African and 30% European, the main African regions being Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Benin, Senegal, and Ghana. I think the reason for this is that our ancestors predominately intermarried and procreated with other Black people, most with similar genetic origins, which maintained our genetic continuity.
African DNA that high in the us typically means you have Geechee Gullah ancestry since you specifically mentioned the coast of the Carolinas. I would definitely do genealogy research to confirm. You may be surprised.
Mankind is old and most people are mixed.(genetically mixed) That's how we move, survive and get genetically diversified and strong. That makes DNA exciting as we can imagine and appreciate the steps our many ancestors have endured. The lines on maps drawn by political powers do not represent where people ruled and lived or felt at home, nor do they define how we feel inside and we inherit strengths and talents from far away places of moving origins and it is good so. That seems to be part of the survival plan and fate. Great video! History when told truthfully, clears the mind of nonsense and let's us be better adults.
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD you need to change doctors then. Ot maybe you failing for that crap cause you need to justify some personal bias. Anyway there is one race: the human one acording to all science magazines and current medical publications.
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD And the Earth is flat as well? Race is a modern construct. We are all ONE species, Homo Sapiens. Any GP or doctor will NOT confirm we're any way shape or form genetically and biologically separated by "race". Humans have been moving and mixing for a good 200,000 years. DNA doesn't care about borders or your brainwashed notions.
@@timothykeith1367 My DNA is almost purely German and 99.8% European overall (per 23 and me). The 0.2% non European is 0.1 Native American and 0.1% Siberian.
Thank you…!! Your video is informative. Clearly and politely presented, and will bring clarity to many of us who need to have a better understanding of one another…..Thank you!!
Nice interesting video matey, and love how you made the difference between heritage and nationality, my own heritage is so mixed it is funny as hell.!!
@African Diaspora Oh of course we're all 100% human. And folks probably do think too much about "what" we are more than the fact that we're all here together. I don't know where you're from either. But it doesn't matter. I guess part of my point is that we're all "more" than we think we are. Our ancestors come from more places than we realize sometimes. And yes, for the US, if you're white and black...there's a darn good chance that was the terrible case. It still needs to be addressed. It has just been....hidden under the rug. Or people don't know how to react or what to do or what to say. But to your last line about going to the local tribes....I have found that not to be the case. Maybe they were being "too nice". But I don't think so. (I might be crazy in other ways though. Who knows.) So we don't know each other's history. Guess we're in the same boat there.
@African Diaspora I did not do ancestry.com either. I did CRI Genetics. So if one is to believe their results, they say....Esan in Nigeria, Luhya in Kenya, "we identified one of your ancestors as Southern Han Chinese lived around 1825:, "....Esan in Nigeria around the year 1775 for my dad" (to American via a slave ship for he or she). It sounds like you took something similar to find the tribes? And when one thinks about it, some "country" names have been 'done' by white people. (Like Nigeria was "suggested" by a white British lady in the 1890s because of a river.) The areas were renamed....or different tribes put into the same country. Names have been changed all over the world. Why someone would have the idea, one not from an area, to say that the locals should change their name or that they are doing things the "wrong" way? No one should have done that nor should they still be doing that. So no, it doesn't matter your "percentage". It matters who you are as a person. And to be able to accept people.
@African Diaspora Hey...I can only imagine to "get it". But I get being pissed off at times with things that happen still today. I see things. And it blows my mind. I don't understand either. I don't know how to stop the vicious circle. I wish I did. So what can we do about it?...damn good question. Maybe talking like this is one place to be. And others joining in. I think people see things. And because they don't know what to do, they don't do anything. Or "don't want to get involved", "don't want to be nosey"....whatever it is. I'm glad I did the genetics thing though. I think my dad needed to do it...if you know what I mean. (?) He's embracing. Because he found out that maybe....him being told we were Indian (ironically dna points to India), but I mean local/First Nations, was not that; but a combo of our ancestors being from more places than we realized. Apparently, I'm a mut. And proud of it. lol Sorry if I was short with you with my first reply. It's been a very hard day....
I also get the impression from various sources that as more people are profiled, the more information there is for geographical determination and that also means if there are regions with low numbers of DNA samples, then they are less likely to show up when some-one gets their own DNA tested, even if they have almost 100percent ancestry from the region alone.
Thank you for such a great explanation! I teach high school anthropology and history and might show them this video to help my students better understand race, nationality, and ethnicity.
This is an excellent video, and it makes its point very clear. I've thought it strange that in China, the 56 ethnic groups are called "nationalities"--especially considering, as we all know, that in a few areas, these "nationalities" haven't even been allowed to have their own nation!
@@globalgogetter4469 Thanks for pointing out history that we all know. I was addressing the creator of this video, who is a person that lives in the modern time when the term is commonly and widely used to describe the motherland. So it should be obvious to you why I used it.
@@tosinojo7310 "Plenty of African "races"?...LOL...Well considering that: 1) the gentleman in the video is a member of the West African diaspora, 2) can't trace his roots to only one or two areas in West Africa (nor let alone any specific tribe), and 3) his test results show that his African percentage is almost exclusive and extremely high relative to his nearly non-existent European percentage, it should be obvious to you why I used the term.
I'm from the United States of America and my ancestors were brought here as slaves sometime between the 1600 and the 1800s. I recently had my DNA tested and found that I'm 42.7% Nigerian, 19.7% Ghanaian, Liberian & Sierra Leonean, 2.2% Senegambian & Guinean. The remainder of my DNA is French & German, British & Irish, Native American, and Chinese & Southeast Asian. The most recent part of my ancestry is found in the Caribbean (Jamaica). Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing which tribes my family would have come from in Africa. We identify as African American or Black here in the U.S.
I uploaded my results to gedmatch easy step one step 2 you can do a "one to many comparison and look at a gang of names. When you come across any that look unusual to you make a note of the name and the gedmatch number. Since you came back mostly Nigerian look for Nigerian names. How will you know they are Nigerian? Nigerian names tend to start with A,O, or U also if the name is Igbo it may have the word "Chi" in it or you may see gb or kp in the name. If the name is Yoruba you may see Ade- or Akin- or -tunde or wale or wunmi. After and if you find a possible African name Google to verify it is African. Now you've found the name is African the next thing you want to do is try to fit out is your match African or just has an African name. Most Africans are not mixed with non-African ancestry. Whereas most of us AAs are. You want to go to where they allow you to do a comparison to see if your match is mixed or not go to the "EthioHelix" if your match is African they should not show any non-African results you can email them and ask if they or their parents are from Africa hopefully you get a response. I did everything I suggested and I found I think maybe 5 matches with no non-African admix all 5 were or are Nigerian. I one has a name from the Ibani Ijaw people of Nigeria. The rest are Igbo
It wasn't always through slavery that intermarriage happened. Tribes would broker peace or marriage agreements and merge for safety and survival, then move apart when tribes grew large enough. A reason why genetic kin can be found in different regions in Africa. Natural and unnatural events caused these swings in populations.
And then there are those DNA results where they give identical twins two completely different results... I'm not sure the DNA ancestry industry is really all that concerned about accuracy.
My baby sister is a retired pathologist. She decided to test us all, and of 12, one of us had no Italian ancestry. The problem is our mother is 100% Italian. I too don't trust them.
Ancestry has changed my DNA results several times and calls them updates 😳 How do you go from less than 1% of an ethnicity to 24 %? They have been adding and taking away ethnicities. I really believe they are scamming everyone.
A little off-topic, but it's so nice to see the increasing number of Brits of African descent that are proud of their heritage. I know it's a generalisation, but it didn't seem the case when I lived there several years ago.
I did my dna and came back e1b1a.....straight to israel. Infact 90% of black americans caribbeans and black south Americans lands us in israel , not Africa
@@extracool3889 NO, you're an Israelite only if you are from an African tribe that descends from Israel, since African Americans are mixed with different African tribes that are mostly non Israelite, most of y'all ain't Hebrew Israelites, for example The Igbo and Igala tribes of Nigeria originate from Israel. Simple.
@@raphrobe-9896 two assumption. 1. I am from the caribbean. I have extremely well documentation regarding my heritage. 2 I did my dna. It came back as E1B1A which is specific to israel. It is non African. 3 The haplo is passed down paternal bloodline. Therefore African Americans can track their heritage along these lines
Great consultation on DNA, but History on the Go, DNA, is of a black Jew. During the 1400th in Europe, the Catholic Church signed an Auto de fe, (Spanish Inquisition) to implements an expulsion (exiled) all of the Black Jews to Caribean Island but first, they were exiled to West Africa. If Sudan is translated it would mean Juda. Look into the King James Bible: Acts 13:1 You'll see Niger; the apostle looked like Nigers = Black people. We are of the seed of Jacob = Hebrews: Well, here is another vital, important DNA video that will shock the lie out of false DNA Testing and who is the real genius on Earth ua-cam.com/video/wycUwKGB2AA/v-deo.html
i love you my brother at some stage so to speak through time line some whare you understand its a shame our other brothers and sisters have...diffucultys lol .... instant sub
Nigerian in the house. I'm a current affairs and history buff , I have just sub your channel look forward to more interesting content. Nigeria is still undergoing more ethnic transformation due to Fulani and Hausa migration to the more affluent Southern Nigeria, as a result of ethnic tension in the Sahel, poor government policies and climate change.
I remember the Black Harvard Prof who started the tv shows on it; his showed he was 50% Irish. He went to visit and two lovely older ladies(white) when told the Irish name, wondered if he was related to their cousins of the same name. It was a REAL human moment.
Yes that is the bottom line, we are all human beings of the same species. I truly hope humans get to that conclusion and start living as one for the sake of humanity. We war over the stupidest trivialities, and pursecute each other in such horrorable ways that belie the fact that humans have an ounce of humanity in us. That really bothers my sense of responsibility to my fellow man.
He wasn't 50% Irish but he found out that most of his European ancestry is from Ireland. Alot of black folks (lm referencing black people in America descended from enslaved people not Africans) European ancestors mostly came from England Ireland and a good bit from France
I was born in St. Petersburg Russia same as my mother and father. My Dad's family were Jews from the Ukraine. My DNA results stated that my maternal DNA was most common in Armenia and my paternal was Ethiopia. Interesting.
You have a new subscriber to your channel. I really enjoyed listening to you and I know you will have many more subscribers as you know what your talking about. In the future I will use you as reference and tell people to go watch your videos. The word of mouth goes far.
Who is stopping them? Countries have already been changed from the European names. Africans need to come together and make decisions for the CONTINENT of Africa and stop blaming others for your problems
Why African should do that? Is it going to improve their lives? Is it going to make Africa a better place? Multiple languages, spoken for few people are a barrier to understanding among people. I speak two of three most spoken languages in the world and I'm proud of that. I've ancesters from 4 continents including Africa, I don't speak any African originated language in spite I'm mostly genetically African, it doesn't make native Africans better than me. The best and more intelligent behavior for all the people in the world is to be able to speak AT LEAST one of the most extended languages in the world , instead of trying to get isolated of the rest of the world using only local languages. It's stupid to Build walls instead of bridges.
i like this guy. very pleasant guy. sounds good. sensible man. talks quietly. what a pleasant change on the web to find such a person. :)
A very eloquent gentleman indeed
I could easily watch him for an hour a day.
I totally understand and believe what you’re saying. People have been moving around the globe 🌍 forever.
I talked about this with my brother, who was wondering why we had so much Greek and Turkish in us when we are both 100% Italian on all sides. 1,000 years ago, "Italy" didn't exist. 2,000 years ago, "Greek" and "Italian" were both Roman. Any earlier than that, and we would have been called three-quarters Sabine and one-quarter Latin. The names we use depend on political boundaries, which shift with the wind sometimes.
The point you make is what people need to understand our nationalities can change so easily.
@@historyonthego Yep ... my brother's wife's family came to the US in two groups. One was registered as Polish in the immigration records. The other was registered as Ukrainian. The village hadn't moved. The border moved OVER the village. What they are depended on when you asked!
Much more likely to be recent
Prussian is a good example. Sicilian / Greek also overlap.
Well technically Greeks existed long before Romans or Italy. The Italian peninsula was colonized by the Greeks but there were indigenous people living there like the Latins. Then the City State of Rome was established and well the Romans were very good at conquering other nations.
Very cool to hear someone discuss ethnicity with intellect rather than emotions. Very interesting video.
People need to learn difference between Race, Nationality and Ethnicity.. I can’t tell how many times people asked me. What is your nationality, I say Canadian. They get all confused. They are trying to ask what my ethnicity is, but they confuse it with nationality.
Just tell your Ethnicity
If you was of European descend there would be no confusing.
Hah! That's like one time a white co-worker from England was talking about a friend of hers who was getting married to an Australian. I immediately asked her if he is Aborigines. She looked at me like, "are you serious?" I was. You see, we are in NY and I do not know anyone from Australia. So, in my mind when you say someone is Australian, I do not see a white person. I take a few seconds to process this kind of information before speaking now. Don't get me started with South Africa. Hmm, I wonder what people who have never been to the US think of when they hear someone is American.
Doreen Thompson Funny, we can have preconceived idea based on our knowledge. When I travel to North Africa years back a a lot of Tunisians was asking me and my friends where we came from. We told them England. But they kept pushing us for more. Most of my friend were either Jamaica born and British born Jamaicans so in the end we told the people we came from Jamaica. I was the only British born from St Vincent and the Grenadines. I don't know if they has any idea black peoples lived in England . Funny some people in America surprised when they meet a black British person. I was in Philly years back and some girls in Wendy food Resturant was going crazy when I spoke lol.
@@historyonthego Hey. Thanks for the response. I think that experience was/is funny too. I tell it all the time. Also, I too am Jamaican. When I travel and people ask me where I'm from, depending on the mood I'm in, I'll say NY or USA or I live in NY but I'm from Jamaica. I have ancestors from so many different parts of the globe, me caan badda with the DNA. What is the point? Just live good with people and respect. A so me see it.
Nobody's great-great-great grandparents were Nigerian because there was no such country when they lived. And these tests can't actually tell you exactly where your ancestors lived, what they can tell you is that your DNA is similar to the DNA of people living in particular regions today (that they have tested and have access to in their databases)
True, did you watch the whole video, I mentioned when Nigeria was named...
@@historyonthego yes I did. And yes you did. We're basically saying the same thing...
Ty for telling the ones that don’t know history the truth!!👊🏾
The real truth about all these DNA ancestry sites is they have not even come close to the database needed to even be confident about the absolute lies they spew. It's been well documented and you can do a simple search and find out yourselves. They mostly just spit out bogus info to make people feel good.
@@CarolinaGuy 💯% truth you just posted my brother!!!✊🏾
Oh my God when you said (with a British Accent) that your Nigerian percentage was higher than the guy born in Nigeria I laughed for a whole minute 😂😂😂😂😂
Right
Thanks lol
Jamaican born. 79% Nigerian..
You from Africa %100 😂
@@miguelbran1854 Yes indeed happy and blessed!
The human race has always been much fluid than most people think.
I think Ghengis Khan had more fluid than most, 16 million men carry his genetic markers, a large number of Mongolians are descended from him. He had a LOT of kids!
There was less hybridization before the ice age cataclysm, but afterwards Cro-magnon dna spread out across the world, perhaps not coincidentally around the same time as agriculture, mono/megalithic structures, animal domestication, and the study of the stars (Zoroastrianism)
Humans have been moving around the planet for about 2000 years (1st ships to cross the Mediterranean and long overland caravans).
@@adaeptzulander2928 your view of history is very narrow my friend
For sure.
Migration, migration, migrations.Captures, enslavement so much entanglement.
Nice way of putting it..
Africans🗣🗣been migrating since ancient time migrating is nothing new to the African🗣
Thank you, please say this for those all the way on the back. I keep saying this. Migration, trades, African people have been travelling for centuries before colonization. Some people are to concern about the color of their skin. Some one skin color doesnt prove anything. your DNA will tell you a lot.
Rina Querida True
@@querida1809 I love reading ancient history, but in doing so I realized there was significant movement across continents with trading, warring, defending boarders from intruders. Afrikans allowed boarding peoples to live without incident so there was mixing and marriages until the intrugers' got greedy which precipitated war. They had boats so they were not confined to the continent itself. We are talking very ancient history, does not account for recent stuff. Amazing!
You explained DNA history better than anyone I have listened to. Clear and direct. Thank you!
I agree 100%.
You need to ask for your haplo type. I guarantee you it will take you straight to israel. You are NOT African you are Hebrew. E1b1a is specific. Africans carry E1b1b. He is misleading you
I also agree.
@@extracool3889, All humans originated in Africa. We moved upwards and outwards and 🧭 through what is now Israel, the middle east, and off the continent of Africa. We separated and went our own ways, discovering new lands, sprouting new cultures and mutating to become different "races".
Are you implying that the OP is mistaken in believing he is sub-Saharan?
@@stephanieyee9784 i do not follow the traditional narrative that all humans originated in Africa. But let is suppose that your narrative is correct does it follow therefore that we should all gather tigether and sing kombyah? You will notice that thise who are at a major disadvantage are the blacks in America and that they are being killed disproportionately by the pigs in Amerikkka. But lets put that aside for a moment. Please read Deuteronomy 28 before we embark on a meaningful debate...please
I absolutely loved how you explained African DNA.
It's the same for any DNA.
True
The concepts of Nigeria, Ghana, etc... are recent creations when the French and British divided that area. Africans who lived there before are more connected to ethnic kinship.
I've subscribed. It is wonderful to hear a learned person that understands humanity's history and that knows the difference between ethnicity and nationality.☺👍
Thanks
Same here, just heard this guy, he explains things so well.
I'm American but of a majority European background. I liked and subscribed as I found your topic interesting and I love history.
I listened to the end because I found your voice and accent so pleasing.
even turning up my volume didn't help. enunciate!
The woodpile has wood from all kinds of trees! And we are all one big woodpile these days!
The race card doesn’t fit in. We have the Trump Card!
Watched an episode of an ancestry programme on British TV some years ago that featured a white female campaigner for English ethnic rights. She sounded rather bigoted and assumed she was descended from Anglo-Saxon tribes or Northern European Vikings. Her DNA test turned out she was predominantly Romany Gypsy! The very people she looked down upon and sought to distinguish herself from! 😊
I guess she hates herself now 🧐
Nice narrative, even though it sounds staged for shock value.
Is it the Channel 4 programme where they even tested Thatcher's daughter?
If it's the one, the lady you are talking about was going to sue the channel for implying she is not 100% English. It was a sight to behold as they revealed her ancestry. Most of the people had Mongolian blood.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/100%25_English
Yes I saw that programme and it was fascinating. She fervently believed that she was an Anglo saxon and got really angry at her gypsy DNA results . There have been quite a few prejudice white folk in the American South but ironically lots of them also have much African DNA .
Check out the Ainsley Harriott episode
Excellent, Well Done!!, I am from across the pond in the US. Five years ago I had my first DNA testing done by the National Geographic Genographic Project. My results' tract to Nigeria as well, the Yoruba... the second round identified 24% other results including the UK, Eurasia and Native American tribes. I too, experienced a similar sense of shock, a normal response to centuries of conditioning. Africans from across the diaspora have been similarly traumatized by slavery and colonization. To suddenly for the first time be awakened from the Matrix can be disorienting, like finding out you were adopted.
So much of how we think about ourselves is filtered through the lens of White culture. DNA results can offer an opportunity to see our selves from a scientific perspective independent of cultural story lines that may no longer be relevant. They can now, instead, serve as a point to a more expansive journey.
Congratulations on your Welsh heritage. We'll keep a welcome for you. 🏴
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Very informative…your breakdown is very much needed to teach people history, biology and geography!
Exactly we have to take into consideration, test updates lol, pre & post colonial kingdoms, migration, intermarriage, neo colonial name changes, etc its more than meets the eye and its multi hypothesis when you consider all that can pop up on your test. Im from north america and my test looks similar to yours, great video!
👍👍👍👍Well said. Most people don't think, that's the problem
Beautiful video. Best explanation ever. People need to understand that these ethnicities are not subject to one country or political area but based on population migrations of people over time and places. The more people get tested the more precise will be the results. You may find over time that you may get updated results that may look different, just remember your DNA doesn't change just how the data will improve how we get to know the past. I look forward to seeing your videos.
I was shocked to find out my DNA was traced back to Adam and Eve.
We all are!
Lol
You are if you Melenated because we the 12 tribe of Israel
@@doctorr.t.v.3142 there you go with that 12 tribes of yodah bs
@doctorr.t.v.3142 Every human has melanin. Therefore, every human is melanated and is related to each other and our first parents, Adam and Eve
Great to hear from you bro.
Lecture our people, because many tend to run away with general information, without an academic view, to scrutiny.
Very common sense description. Thanks.
Let's not forget you have some African men who have Chinese paternal ancestry and this is way before colonization of the European nations into Africa so this goes to prove that Africa and China was trading well before even the Arab slave trade
Facts!!!
The first language is Afro-Asiatic according to top linguists.
It also mean to say that Chinese are descendants of Africans who lived North of Egypt.
Yuppp! Same phenomenon in Kenya
The Arab slave trade started about 1500 BC... if not earlier...
I'm pleased you've decided to share your knowledge.
Wow, so cool to have found you here. You've always been passionate about black history, great to see you talking about it here. May this chanel grow big.
Ethnicity is not nationality and national borders are arbitrary since people throughout history would migrate for different and various reasons.
Yes that's what I have said.. I wars of movement of people for environmental reasons, Was cause mass movements. Inter marrying is big factor. Slavery is a factor also.
Hey 👋🏽 L. Miller I always notice your supportive comments on the Hu Band from Mongolia 🇲🇳 Reactions. The outcome and the accuracy of DNA results are interesting to me. I’m Indigenous Native North American from Northern California. 🙋🏻♀️
Yes, but they still have the one drop rule !
@@historyonthego Yes and don't forget the massive Arab slave trade as well as the Ottoman slave trade
@@maureencopeland5300 Yes my channel is new so I will cover that lol.. Hopefully aim is to bring a balanced history. Thanks
That’s exactly right! You are spot on ! Very erudite take on the issue!
very clear and concise. Thanks for the great video!
The first premier of British Columbia, Canada, James Douglas, was born in what is now Guyana to a Scottish father and a mixed Scottish-African mother. His wife was mixed Cree and Scottish, so his children had African, European and Cree ancestry.
My uncle told me his wife was searching out her roots in the Caribbean, I asked, "Jamaica?", he replied, "No she went of her own accord."
took me a second but than ROFLOL
@@christianlingurar7085 "I met this gorgeous girl yesterday. She told me she came from Northern Italy". "Genoa"? "Look I told you I only just met her".
niceperson.
The old uns are the best, l.o.l.
Now, that's funny right there. I don't care who you are...
Ouch!
The need to believe we're 100% this or that is driven by a mostly emotional desire for a sense of homogenous belonging and 'solid' personal identity ; reality doesn't care about our emotions🌍
I couldn't have said it better myself.
This is so true
💯
Jermaine Long To add to your comment. We must acknowledge that we had 8 great grandparents and 16 great greats.
@ Jermaine Long - I think it is quite boring to be 100% of anything. I think the diversity is interesting.
This is amazing to stumble amounts your channel. I've been a wakened by your lectures at Lewisham college. I'm glad you well and looking blessed
I can’t wait to hear more. Love your diversity and love your calm manner☝🏿👍🏿🇺🇸🇸🇪🍒
The reason that Nigerian is surprised by the DNA result is simply because most Nigerians like many other Africans are quite ethnocentric. So, they are shoked to find out that their lineage included people of other tribes that's even outside their country.
I hear that
Love the way you call African tribal racism 'ethnocentric'. Isn't white racism also ethnocentriocity?
@@davidjessop2279 It's not Racism as they are not two different races. And they are not being racist at all just because they don't want to mix their blood, but I don't expect you to know anything about what racism is. Lol
Honestly i am quite scare african rasism about whites and othets africans. And I am estonian and this is word wonder that we have preserve our own language.
@@metslane9911 Not sure what you mean , You fearful of African racism toward you. Nothing wrong in preserving your language.please explain.
One of the most balanced and informed vid I've seen on UA-cam. I've had my DNA tested many years ago from National Geographic. Yep I originated from Africa!
There are some Caucasian people that has African DNA in them and won't admit it.
@@Annie-zd6rn All humans have African DNA in them by the very definition of human history. To be specific the L3 haplotype
So, we all must stop ethnic profiling.
What is interesting is if you trace the DNA you find that the whole human race is all related as you go back in time. We are all one human race.
Very true. I met a man who boasted that he came from a very old family that went right back to King Edward 1. I told him my family went right back to Adam and Eve! Actually we all descended from Adam and Eve, so we are all members of the same family!
Truth
@@funquay2219 Awww, that's cute. (I hope you're kidding.) According to Genesis, we all come from Adam and Eve, who had three sons. Think about that...take all the time you need. 😁
@@rockradstone Hi Rick. I took about 30 seconds to find the answer to your question. Genesis chapter 5 verse 4 reads "After he became the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters." Hope that helps you. Best regards.
@@funquay2219 800years is too much a time span which makes it unbelievable to even believers
People move constantly and meet other people and go happy go lucky with each other.
"We cannot mix DNA with politics and nationalism" THANK YOU OMG !!!!!!! NATIONALISM IN AFRICAN MADE THEM FORGET THAT OUR ANCESTORS OCCUPIED REGIONS WHERE THEY MIXED WITH OTHER CLANS TOO ... OMG
I agree.
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ha, this has got to make getting your DNA results a whole lot more fun. Not to mention this is new, as you already said.
This is brilliant. Love to tell you my DNA story so far. As you say this is unfolding. It's a work in progress. We're dealing with estimates and hypotheses. However, we have more than most of us had in the past, save for anecdotes which matter a great deal and the odd documentation. Thank you so much for this. Food for thought. Terrible things have happened to us, true, but it is important to have information, no matter what, understanding that there is a price to pay, a cost for consciousness. As some Akan say, as an admonition, "Don't go looking after lineages."
Finally a person of African descent who gets it! Using Jamaica as an example of Nationality was good because a lot of people may still not be receptive to the idea of African people enslaving other African people or of them moving around and intermarriage between ethnic groups. Not all borders in the past would have been "hard" borders and nomadic people move where they Need to.
I am mixed: mostly English, Welsh, Irish and east Asian but also show 1+% of Nigerian DNA. As I'm the only one of my family paternal and maternal to show it, (yes we're full siblings), I think it must be a relic from my deep ancestry. I liken DNA mixes to a tossed salad. We chop up the ingredients, mix them in one big bowl then serve it into smaller portions. Everyone gets the same salad but different amounts of its ingredients.
PS: Cymru Am Byth! 🏴
☮❤🦘🇦🇺
Lol They enslaved the descendants of the Olmecs who came over from Egypt/Sumer. Everyone is being lied to. The Europeans just enslaved the natives that were already in the America’s. It’s hilarious how dumbed down society is. Can’t even look at the ancient past right.
I love your analogy : ) Tip: Try a few drops of sesame oil in your sallad next time. Another is a slice of cucumber in gin and tonic instead of sitrus.
I love the salad metaphor, thats a great way to look at it!
Very well said! Thank you!
Hold on
I am 100% human race. End of.
Word!
Amen 🙏
African people are the only race with 100 % pure African no admixtures of European, Indian, and Asian as African Americans
Amen 🙏❤️
Origin of Man: West Africa. DNA doesnt lie. Lets see how long this stays up now.
Thanks for breaking this down for the many.
So many races marched through Africa it is surprising anyone is truly black-black
Majority are pure specially those in Central and Southern Africa
Lol
@Simply me You are literally my twin on these matters 😂😂
Great analysis of ethnicity, race, and nationality. Within artificial boundaries called countries you're always are many different groups within the boundaries.
To me all of these DNA reveals are very interesting and you always learn something. Thanks for bringing up all the wars that have taken place in Africa, sounds like Europe and Asian, doesn't it? The majority of mine is British Isles but 2% Finnish and 1% Siberia which is neat.
Thank you for this. Subscribed 😊
You explained this wonderfully! Thank you
Subscribed. I did not care for history when I was in school, but as an adult, I love reading about different periods in history and how it shapes us today. I think more primary sources should be included in teaching history. That’s what made it interesting to me.
I’m into ancienT african history, it’s quite intriguing
I remember when Henry Louis Gates did his DNA on his TV show. His ancestry included Ireland to a 7th century king. One third of Ireland today can trace ancestry to this king because he had so many kids from all his wives. It was interesting because both his parents were black and he assumed African ancestry.
I think he means African black people. AA in general have quite a bit of European ancestry because many of us have formerly enslaved ancestors and there was a lot of racial mixing
@@SE-gs6gd Yeah my sister has 2% Iberian (Spain) ancestry even though my mother and father have no immediate ancestry in the last eight generations. My friend has 1.7% Neanderthal DNA, meaning her homo sapiens ancestors interbred with Neanderthals.
Great video. I'm looking forward to more. Thank you for posting.
Subscribed. Great video, I really enjoyed this 🙋🏾♀️
Wow, amazing results . 99% African, after hundreds of years.
It has been so interesting watching this presentation and reading the diverse comments. My two cents is that I describe myself as a Black African-American, which means to me that I was born in America and I am of African descent. This further means to me that I am a Black African who because of circumstances beyond my control was born in America. (I consider my personal designation as identifying my race, nationality, ethnicity, and culture). My DNA states that I am 94% West African (a mixture of 41% Nigerian and a lesser percentage Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Congo, Southern and Western Bantu People, Benin, Togo). You can say I am mixed (LOL).
Highly knowledgeable and educative.
Thank you, your explanation was spot on.
Thank you for your commentary on this issue. Very thought provoking.
Great video and great DNA results. I’m always interested in learning about people who were not born in Africa but have a high percentage of African DNA. My family is from the states of North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States and my African DNA is 95% consisting of Nigeria, Cameroon/Congo, Benin Togo, and Mali. Subscribed!
I'm African American too, from Louisiana. My own African ancestry is about 70% African and 30% European, the main African regions being Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Benin, Senegal, and Ghana. I think the reason for this is that our ancestors predominately intermarried and procreated with other Black people, most with similar genetic origins, which maintained our genetic continuity.
African DNA that high in the us typically means you have Geechee Gullah ancestry since you specifically mentioned the coast of the Carolinas. I would definitely do genealogy research to confirm. You may be surprised.
@@Meso504 Have you done genealogical research? You'll be surprised who you find on these Louisiana family tree branches
Mankind is old and most people are mixed.(genetically mixed) That's how we move, survive and get genetically diversified and strong. That makes DNA exciting as we can imagine and appreciate the steps our many ancestors have endured. The lines on maps drawn by political powers do not represent where people ruled and lived or felt at home, nor do they define how we feel inside and we inherit strengths and talents from far away places of moving origins and it is good so. That seems to be part of the survival plan and fate. Great video! History when told truthfully, clears the mind of nonsense and let's us be better adults.
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD lol race is invention there's only one: human with multiple ethnicities. 😂😂😂
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD you need to change doctors then. Ot maybe you failing for that crap cause you need to justify some personal bias. Anyway there is one race: the human one acording to all science magazines and current medical publications.
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD And the Earth is flat as well?
Race is a modern construct.
We are all ONE species, Homo Sapiens.
Any GP or doctor will NOT confirm we're any way shape or form genetically and biologically separated by "race".
Humans have been moving and mixing for a good 200,000 years.
DNA doesn't care about borders or your brainwashed notions.
A lot of Europeans have almost 100% European ancestry the same for many Asians.
@@geni412 Agreed. Recently got back my DNA results and I'm distressingly North European: I was hoping for a more interesting result.
Great explanation, I’ll be subscribing
Subbed and liked, Also look forward to the content you will be putting out.
The Vikings really got around, left their DNA everywhere.
@@timothykeith1367 My DNA is almost purely German and 99.8% European overall (per 23 and me). The 0.2% non European is 0.1 Native American and 0.1% Siberian.
A lot of Baltic also
Yes they did!
One love from Abuja ,Nigeria
Bako baba
Flora Shaw?? I learned something today. Your explanations are good and make a lot of sense.
Thank you…!!
Your video is informative. Clearly and politely presented, and will bring clarity to many of us who need to have a better understanding of one another…..Thank you!!
Thank you Sir for this video. I shared.
This is very interesting. Thank you
Nice interesting video matey, and love how you made the difference between heritage and nationality, my own heritage is so mixed it is funny as hell.!!
Thank you - so refreshing.
Great explanation I think! Ironically, I have about the same percentage of African as you do from Wales!
@African Diaspora Good talk.
@African Diaspora Oh of course we're all 100% human. And folks probably do think too much about "what" we are more than the fact that we're all here together. I don't know where you're from either. But it doesn't matter. I guess part of my point is that we're all "more" than we think we are. Our ancestors come from more places than we realize sometimes. And yes, for the US, if you're white and black...there's a darn good chance that was the terrible case. It still needs to be addressed. It has just been....hidden under the rug. Or people don't know how to react or what to do or what to say. But to your last line about going to the local tribes....I have found that not to be the case. Maybe they were being "too nice". But I don't think so. (I might be crazy in other ways though. Who knows.) So we don't know each other's history. Guess we're in the same boat there.
@African Diaspora I did not do ancestry.com either. I did CRI Genetics. So if one is to believe their results, they say....Esan in Nigeria, Luhya in Kenya, "we identified one of your ancestors as Southern Han Chinese lived around 1825:, "....Esan in Nigeria around the year 1775 for my dad" (to American via a slave ship for he or she). It sounds like you took something similar to find the tribes?
And when one thinks about it, some "country" names have been 'done' by white people. (Like Nigeria was "suggested" by a white British lady in the 1890s because of a river.) The areas were renamed....or different tribes put into the same country. Names have been changed all over the world. Why someone would have the idea, one not from an area, to say that the locals should change their name or that they are doing things the "wrong" way? No one should have done that nor should they still be doing that.
So no, it doesn't matter your "percentage". It matters who you are as a person. And to be able to accept people.
@African Diaspora You joined pretty recently...Joined Feb 19, 2021.
@African Diaspora Hey...I can only imagine to "get it". But I get being pissed off at times with things that happen still today. I see things. And it blows my mind. I don't understand either. I don't know how to stop the vicious circle. I wish I did. So what can we do about it?...damn good question. Maybe talking like this is one place to be. And others joining in. I think people see things. And because they don't know what to do, they don't do anything. Or "don't want to get involved", "don't want to be nosey"....whatever it is. I'm glad I did the genetics thing though. I think my dad needed to do it...if you know what I mean. (?) He's embracing. Because he found out that maybe....him being told we were Indian (ironically dna points to India), but I mean local/First Nations, was not that; but a combo of our ancestors being from more places than we realized. Apparently, I'm a mut. And proud of it. lol Sorry if I was short with you with my first reply. It's been a very hard day....
I also get the impression from various sources that as more people are profiled, the more information there is for geographical determination and that also means if there are regions with low numbers of DNA samples, then they are less likely to show up when some-one gets their own DNA tested, even if they have almost 100percent ancestry from the region alone.
Thank you for such a great explanation! I teach high school anthropology and history and might show them this video to help my students better understand race, nationality, and ethnicity.
Great video, great information my brother. I will definitely check out more videos from you
I don’t care about everyone’s Ancestry. I care about you and what type of person YOU are!
But it is still interesting to know where your ancestors originated
I'm part aggplant
Kathryne, I agree with you. I'm interested in the content of one's character not their color/ethnicity, etc.
You're a good looking man, with a real lovely accent! 😉 It was fun listening to you.
Great over view of dna vs culture that applies to all peoples. Well done.
This is an excellent video, and it makes its point very clear. I've thought it strange that in China, the 56 ethnic groups are called "nationalities"--especially considering, as we all know, that in a few areas, these "nationalities" haven't even been allowed to have their own nation!
You're almost pure African. Good results. Very informative.
What is a "Pure African?" OUR EARLIEST Ancestors did NOT call themselves "Africans" it's ALL bullshit.
@@globalgogetter4469
Go read a book.
thats a ridiculous term..pure African..there are many different African races
@@globalgogetter4469 Thanks for pointing out history that we all know. I was addressing the creator of this video, who is a person that lives in the modern time when the term is commonly and widely used to describe the motherland. So it should be obvious to you why I used it.
@@tosinojo7310 "Plenty of African "races"?...LOL...Well considering that:
1) the gentleman in the video is a member of the West African diaspora,
2) can't trace his roots to only one or two areas in West Africa (nor let alone any specific tribe), and
3) his test results show that his African percentage is almost exclusive and extremely high relative to his nearly non-existent European percentage,
it should be obvious to you why I used the term.
I'm from the United States of America and my ancestors were brought here as slaves sometime between the 1600 and the 1800s. I recently had my DNA tested and found that I'm 42.7% Nigerian, 19.7% Ghanaian, Liberian & Sierra Leonean, 2.2% Senegambian & Guinean. The remainder of my DNA is French & German, British & Irish, Native American, and Chinese & Southeast Asian. The most recent part of my ancestry is found in the Caribbean (Jamaica). Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing which tribes my family would have come from in Africa. We identify as African American or Black here in the U.S.
Maybe try uploading your raw DNA to a website like Gedmatch or something, that might specify your results
You lady are a true world human representative,💯
It's a Fake DNA test, U heard what Gates said it was a joke!!! Fake !
So, it sounds like you're Jamaican American, not African American as African Americans are descendants of the slaves of the United States of America.
I uploaded my results to gedmatch easy step one step 2 you can do a "one to many comparison and look at a gang of names. When you come across any that look unusual to you make a note of the name and the gedmatch number. Since you came back mostly Nigerian look for Nigerian names. How will you know they are Nigerian? Nigerian names tend to start with A,O, or U also if the name is Igbo it may have the word "Chi" in it or you may see gb or kp in the name. If the name is Yoruba you may see Ade- or Akin- or -tunde or
wale or wunmi. After and if you find a possible African name Google to verify it is African. Now you've found the name is African the next thing you want to do is try to fit out is your match African or just has an African name. Most Africans are not mixed with non-African ancestry. Whereas most of us AAs are. You want to go to where they allow you to do a comparison to see if your match is mixed or not go to the "EthioHelix" if your match is African they should not show any non-African results you can email them and ask if they or their parents are from Africa hopefully you get a response. I did everything I suggested and I found I think maybe 5 matches with no non-African admix all 5 were or are Nigerian. I one has a name from the Ibani Ijaw people of Nigeria. The rest are Igbo
It wasn't always through slavery that intermarriage happened. Tribes would broker peace or marriage agreements and merge for safety and survival, then move apart when tribes grew large enough. A reason why genetic kin can be found in different regions in Africa. Natural and unnatural events caused these swings in populations.
I guess I didn't say every reason, my talk is nor conclusive.. I mention migration which as said for many reasons.
And then there are those DNA results where they give identical twins two completely different results... I'm not sure the DNA ancestry industry is really all that concerned about accuracy.
My baby sister is a retired pathologist. She decided to test us all, and of 12, one of us had no Italian ancestry. The problem is our mother is 100% Italian. I too don't trust them.
Ancestry has changed my DNA results several times and calls them updates 😳 How do you go from less than 1% of an ethnicity to 24 %? They have been adding and taking away ethnicities. I really believe they are scamming everyone.
@@hiburniaanderson6354 go to a decent company for a real DNA test.
@@Odo-so8pj It doesn't exist. Facts.
Could fraternal twins be from two different fathers??
A little off-topic, but it's so nice to see the increasing number of Brits of African descent that are proud of their heritage. I know it's a generalisation, but it didn't seem the case when I lived there several years ago.
I did my dna and came back e1b1a.....straight to israel. Infact 90% of black americans caribbeans and black south Americans lands us in israel , not Africa
@@extracool3889 NO, you're an Israelite only if you are from an African tribe that descends from Israel, since African Americans are mixed with different African tribes that are mostly non Israelite, most of y'all ain't Hebrew Israelites, for example The Igbo and Igala tribes of Nigeria originate from Israel. Simple.
@@raphrobe-9896 two assumption. 1. I am from the caribbean. I have extremely well documentation regarding my heritage. 2 I did my dna. It came back as E1B1A which is specific to israel. It is non African. 3 The haplo is passed down paternal bloodline. Therefore African Americans can track their heritage along these lines
@siman say sure
Great consultation on DNA, but History on the Go, DNA, is of a black Jew. During the 1400th in Europe, the Catholic Church signed an Auto de fe, (Spanish Inquisition) to implements an expulsion (exiled) all of the Black Jews to Caribean Island but first, they were exiled to West Africa. If Sudan is translated it would mean Juda. Look into the King James Bible: Acts 13:1 You'll see Niger; the apostle looked like Nigers = Black people. We are of the seed of Jacob = Hebrews: Well, here is another vital, important DNA video that will shock the lie out of false DNA Testing and who is the real genius on Earth ua-cam.com/video/wycUwKGB2AA/v-deo.html
Wisdom knowledge and comprehension
And true Knowledge is King, Wisdom is the Queen and Understanding is the child of the King and Queen.
Great video. Totally reasonable and factual.
i love you my brother at some stage so to speak through time line some whare you understand its a shame our other brothers and sisters have...diffucultys lol .... instant sub
Nigerian in the house. I'm a current affairs and history buff , I have just sub your channel look forward to more interesting content. Nigeria is still undergoing more ethnic transformation due to Fulani and Hausa migration to the more affluent Southern Nigeria, as a result of ethnic tension in the Sahel, poor government policies and climate change.
Stop your stupid propaganda here , take your negatives comments some were els ..🙄
Reminds me of the old episode of Barney Miller where detective Harris researches his black heritage and finds out he's mostly Scottish.
I had never thought of doing this DNA test but now I am really curious. Excellent video.
I remember the Black Harvard Prof who started the tv shows on it; his showed he was 50% Irish. He went to visit and two lovely older ladies(white) when told the Irish name, wondered if he was related to their cousins of the same name. It was a REAL human moment.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Finding Your Roots, awesome show!
We have real human moments every single moment we’re alive.
Not 50%....
Yes that is the bottom line, we are all human beings of the same species. I truly hope humans get to that conclusion and start living as one for the sake of humanity. We war over the stupidest trivialities, and pursecute each other in such horrorable ways that belie the fact that humans have an ounce of humanity in us. That really bothers my sense of responsibility to my fellow man.
He wasn't 50% Irish but he found out that most of his European ancestry is from Ireland. Alot of black folks (lm referencing black people in America descended from enslaved people not Africans) European ancestors mostly came from England Ireland and a good bit from France
I was born in St. Petersburg Russia same as my mother and father. My Dad's family were Jews from the Ukraine. My DNA results stated that my maternal DNA was most common in Armenia and my paternal was Ethiopia. Interesting.
Maybe ur Ethiopian Jews.
@@mustaqbalabdiweli my thoughts exactly.
Greetings from Oklahoma. I sent off my ancestry DNA test kit today. Can't wait to get the results in 6-8 weeks 😊
You from Africa😅
@@miguelbran1854 I wish. Nope, born and raised in the USA. How about you?
@@juanitaevans2715 buy the black ancestry kit instead of 23me
@@bani491 I never heard of 23me. The one I purchased was from Ancestry.com
Juanita The results?
You have a new subscriber to your channel. I really enjoyed listening to you and I know you will have many more subscribers as you know what your talking about. In the future I will use you as reference and tell people to go watch your videos. The word of mouth goes far.
Glad to have stumbled across your channel brother.
African countries should name their own countries in their own language including the continent.
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Who is stopping them? Countries have already been changed from the European names. Africans need to come together and make decisions for the CONTINENT of Africa and stop blaming others for your problems
There are indigenous names for Africa already in use just not popular
@@mlungisiwright912 Ouwarre period peace.
Why African should do that? Is it going to improve their lives? Is it going to make Africa a better place?
Multiple languages, spoken for few people are a barrier to understanding among people. I speak two of three most spoken languages in the world and I'm proud of that.
I've ancesters from 4 continents including Africa, I don't speak any African originated language in spite I'm mostly genetically African, it doesn't make native Africans better than me.
The best and more intelligent behavior for all the people in the world is to be able to speak AT LEAST one of the most extended languages in the world , instead of trying to get isolated of the rest of the world using only local languages. It's stupid to Build walls instead of bridges.
That was so interesting,
after getting my tests results, It was a big surprise to me
omg you are copy pasting even here
Excellent. Good luck from Spain🌺😍
Thanks
Thank you for this amazing content