Yep. Gave my saliva up....twice. Waited forever it seemed, for my DNA Ethnicity Results. My Birth Certificate states I'm "Negro".....and my skin has been Black my whole life. "Colored", "Afro American" and "African American" are all boxes I've checked over the years . No matter how often my designated label changed, one fact remained: the ink/pencil mark I left in the box was always Black, and THAT is what I call myself. It was time for my saliva to talk to me. I wanted to have a Profile Photo (above) showing my Black face to my DNA "Matches" Another reason? MAYBE it would trigger some newly confirmed
I dig to gain knowledge of my ancestors, which ultimately builds knowledge of myself. I'm a COOK, CHAPPELL, DANIELS, ROBERTS, McARTHUR, CRITTLE, MAYFIELD, SAMPLES, MARSHALL, and other very common surnames such as WILLIAMS, CLARK, JOHNSON and WASHINGTON. My "Dig" continues......