Ethnicity

Do You Know Who You Are?

Ora Smith | September 29, 2022

Silly question. Of course, you do. The question reminds me of a book I had as a child called Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman. A bird hatches from his egg without Mama Bird in the nest, so he…..

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How Many Ethnicities Do You Think You Have in your DNA?

Ora Smith | September 29, 2022

I’ve been to 48 states and always find that North Carolina has the friendliest people. A recent visit was no exception when I met many members of who I think are my African-American side of the family. White Oak River…..

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Nature or Nurture? How About Both – Epigenetics

Ora Smith | September 29, 2022

The science of epigenetics fascinates me. I studied and wrote on the subject in my book Unacknowledged. Epigenetics is the idea that the trauma your ancestor(s) experienced could have changed their genes, and those genes were passed down to you……

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