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  1. Atlantan traces roots back to Cameroon. fb.me/1rIBEUMNL 9:02 PM May 26th via Facebook
  2. AfriGenean Bernice Bennett featured in story about the 1940 census. fb.me/23vVmkl3I 8:59 PM May 26th via Facebook
  3. DNA study shows that Melungeons are of Sub-Saharan African and European origin. fb.me/16sGioYwX 5:51 AM May 26th via Facebook
  4. Black undercount found in 1940 census records. fb.me/11CpX0tfI 5:47 AM May 22nd via Facebook
  5. This is the first in a series of articles in The Twin Cities Daily Planet focusing on Alzheimer's disease in the... fb.me/1EFPHqfC5 5:45 AM May 22nd via Facebook
  6. RIP Donna Summer. fb.me/1phL7cf5R 12:15 PM May 17th via Facebook
  7. What did you think of the John Legend segment? fb.me/20j3a4Flp 12:12 PM May 17th via Facebook
  8. Bravo! fb.me/1kzWt3vF3 12:11 PM May 17th via Facebook
  9. Tune in tonight to "Finding Your Roots" at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT. Henry Louis Gates will explore the ancestry of... fb.me/15stRGwfA 12:12 PM May 13th via Facebook
  10. In honor of Mother's Day, please post a photo and tell us about your mother, grandmother, great-grandmother or... fb.me/1EZ0w0htT 9:03 AM May 12th via Facebook
  11. Not genealogy but a heart-warming story. fb.me/11mgiyWTi 8:55 AM May 9th via Facebook
  12. Nathaniel Montague spent over 50 years amassing a rare private collection of Black memorabilia and ephemera but... fb.me/DM9S8Dim 4:35 AM May 9th via Facebook
  13. AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS FORUM. AfriGeneas community members and visitors can expect to find a variety of... fb.me/14J3DgITX 1:25 PM May 7th via Facebook
  14. Artifacts from America's first free black community on display near St. Augustine. fb.me/1ZlysDPqN 2:50 AM May 3rd via Facebook
  15. What genealogy programs/apps do you use? What's your favorite? Why? 2:38 AM May 3rd via Facebook
  16. The Louis S. Diggs Research Center for African American History, Inc., will be conducting free, monthly genealogy... fb.me/1S0idPW80 2:33 AM May 3rd via Facebook
  17. Genealogy TV shows are growing in popularity. fb.me/13I0WeFHJ 2:31 AM May 3rd via Facebook
  18. Mixed Roots Foundation to launch Adoptee Genealogy Project. fb.me/13M64HkO0 2:29 AM May 3rd via Facebook
  19. Samuel L. Jackson's to be profiled tonight on 'Finding Your Roots.' fb.me/1K5BF2r93 6:39 AM Apr 29th via Facebook
  20. What have you discovered on the 1940 Census? 6:24 AM Apr 29th via Facebook