Genealogists help African Americans trace lineage past enslavement tmj4.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tmj4.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Little Black Book, US broadcaster made the decision to collocate its post production resources at the production hub away from the main headquarters in Arlington, Virginia
Vivian Liberto met Johnny Cash in 1951, when she was 17 and he was 19
The pair were married from 1954-66: she died in 2005, aged 71
She was born to a Sicilian-origin father and a mother of German-Irish descent
Only now has it emerged that she was black, via her great-great grandmother
Sarah Shields was born a slave to a white father and a black mother
She was granted her freedom and her whiteness , which passed to her children
In 1965 Liberto was pictured looking like a black woman, enraging his fans
White supremacists organized a boycott of his music; he sued for libel
Cash s team provided evidence of her whiteness in the multimillion dollar suit
May 28
Individuals and organizations are encouraged to participate in the week by using the hashtags #PHGW and #PublicHealthGenetics across their social media platforms.
The following events will also occur throughout the week:
Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History
Virtual Screening
In collaboration with WETA Washington, D.C., virtual daily screenings of
Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History ( THE GENE ) will be held to celebrate Public Health Genetics Week. The landmark four-hour documentary series weaves together science, history, and personal stories to present a historical biography of the human genome, while also exploring groundbreaking breakthroughs for diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases, and the complex web of moral, ethical and scientific questions raised by developments in genetics.
Finding your roots and discovering Syttende Mai - The Norwegian American norwegianamerican.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from norwegianamerican.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.