Article: young american black baseball players doing ok, thank you.(Sports)

Article: X meets Y to determine an African past
Washington Afro-American;  April 29, 2005 ;     481 words ......chosen to participate in DNA testing by African Ancestry to document the importance of knowing...knowing who I am," said Washington. African Ancestry (www.africanancestry.com) has become...According to a company spokeswoman, African Ancestry's DNA test helps pinpoint where African...

Article: African roots discovered with DNA tests
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 22, 2004 ;     627 words ......conducted by Washington, D.C.-based African Ancestry Inc., which has one of the most extensive...of African descent have tapped into African Ancestry's database to trace their lineage...the cheek. That sample is sent to African Ancestry, which then sends it to a lab where...

Article: Upton Has Family Ambitions; He Wants to Follow Brother to the Majors
The Washington Post;  August 6, 2004 ;     507 words ...Justin Upton was checking into a hotel on Monday...second overall by Tampa in 2002. Tonight, Justin Upton will start at shortstop in the AFLAC...After checking into the New York hotel, Justin Upton hurried to his room so he could watch...

Article: Justin Upton 1st repeat winner as Gatorade's Virginia Player of Year.(Sports)
The Virginian Pilot;  May 21, 2005 ;     322 words ......VIRGINIAN-PILOT Great Bridge High School's Justin Upton, the potential No. 1 overall pick in...Rays. It's pretty cool; it's an honor, Justin Upton said. But I'm a team player, and I'd...he had David Wright in front of him, Justin Upton said. That's probably the only reason...

Article: Long way home.
Current;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......sterile foam pad, which he mailed off to African Ancestry, a Silver Spring, Maryland-based company...Middle Passage. In 2006 he featured African Ancestry in African American Lives, a PBS documentary...Cultural Center given by Paige and African Ancestry cofounder Rick Kittles, then a ...

Article: Draft puts spotlight on black players.
The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  June 7, 2005 ;     511 words ......overall selection: high school infielder Justin Upton of Chesapeake, Va., taken by Arizona...with the drafts of 2002-03. In 2002, Justin Upton's older brother B.J. went to Tampa Bay...join the basketball team as a walk-on. Justin Upton has been bound for stardom since his...

Article: Roots of the family tree: DNA tests offer hope for blacks researching African ancestry.
Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH);  July 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ......scientific director of one of them -- African Ancestry in Washington. A series that aired...paternal lines. Sauls insisted that African Ancestry fax his results. I couldn't wait on...who have submitted DNA samples to African Ancestry since Kittles began the service two...

Article: Blurred racial lines.(genealogist Mario Valdes)(includes related information on World Wide Web sites on genealogy)
American Visions;  August 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Carrillo (Spanish and Jewish), German and African ancestry. In Belize, he and his peers had been...s attention information about the African ancestry of historically prominent Americans...historians, Valdes has uncovered the African ancestry of some interesting people: two Plymouth...

Article: DNA database uncovers African ancestors
New York Amsterdam News;  April 16, 2003 ;     604 words ......DNA tests. For example, a new firm, African Ancestry Inc., has taken center stage in the...in particular," said Daughtry. The African Ancestry's database includes DNA sequence information...test costs $349. Darden said that African Ancestry also has access to DNA sequence ...

Article: Genetics puts limbs on family tree Genetics puts limbs on family tree African Ancestry takes over where record-keeping stops By Paul Elias, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO
Oakland Tribune;  September 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ......tracing their bloodlines to Africa. Now, African Ancestry Inc., with its growing databank of...raises unreasonable expectations. African Ancestry offers two types of DNA tests and...Trade Center victims with such tests. African Ancestry also tests DNA in Y-chromosomes, found...

Article: Gene breakthroughs help solve origin questions
AP Worldstream;  September 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ......tracing their bloodlines to Africa. Now, African Ancestry Inc., with its growing databank of...raises unreasonable expectations. African Ancestry offers two types of DNA tests and...Trade Center victims with such tests. African Ancestry also tests DNA in Y-chromosomes, found...

Article: Fast track to bigs keeps Justin Upton on Par with B.J.(Sports)
The Virginian Pilot;  August 7, 2007 ;     545 words ......a major leaguer out of Chesapeake's Justin Upton on Aug. 2. This lets us marvel again...'s remarkable because, entering today, Justin Upton had more major league at-bats (13) than...balls in a pennant race. Since April, Justin Upton has skipped from Class A to Double-A...

Article: DNA may help people trace roots, Genetic database latest tool in search for African heritage
Charleston Daily Mail;  September 9, 2003 ;     700+ words ......tracing their bloodlines to Africa. Now, African Ancestry Inc., with its growing databank of...raises unreasonable expectations. African Ancestry offers two types of DNA tests and...Trade Center victims with such tests. African Ancestry also tests DNA in Y-chromosomes, found...

Article: DNA databank provides link to past
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  September 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ......tracing their bloodlines to Africa. Now, African Ancestry Inc., with its growing databank of...raises unreasonable expectations. African Ancestry offers two types of DNA tests and...Trade Center victims with such tests. African Ancestry also tests DNA in Y-chromosomes, found...