Thanks for supporting the video and the channel! Here is a link to one of my favorite videos because it discusses the women I come from and the strength I inherited from them to break generations of poverty and limitations. It is because of them that I was able to obtain a PhD, an accomplishment that only 2% of the population shares. Like Beyonce, my matrilineal line had some generational things that needed to be broken. I discuss this some with my grandmother and mom in this video. I hope you enjoy it. ruclips.net/video/hCFv7lVSVqc/видео.html
@Life with Dr. Trish Varner I'll check it out! So excited for Eartha she is " The most exciting woman in the world" ! - Orsen Welles I love the "in person at the plaza " Album... and she's the best catwoman... Dr. Trish what is your favorite track off of Renaissance?? And why is it "America America has a problem" ??💓
Do you get comments when people meet you with your redheaded daughter? I had a friend that had dark skin and red hair, we called him Red. Have you read Nina Jablonskis book: Skin Color? Being a Black/African-American man with a Spanish name guess what I've been called my whole life? A Black Mexican, I don't speak Spanish, my father's grandpa was Spanish.
@@graffic13 I don't have a favorite song off Beyonce's Renaissance album. I preferred Beyonce's songs in the early 2000s. I do like several of her older songs. My oldest daughter is a musician/singer who grew up listening to a lot of Beyonce's older work. I do think Beyonce is incredibly talented and hard working.
I am a Louisiana Creole. My grandmother did not speak English. She spoke French/Creole. My mother did not pass the language on to us. There is a very distinct culture in Louisiana rooted in African , French, Spanish, and some Indigenous culture. Thanks for sharing.
@@staywell7217 …mulatto is the 1930 term for biracial (think about it). Tina Knowles is cajun/creole. That’s my mix, too. I am old enough to remember when Creoles married other Creoles or Cajuns. We went to our own schools and lived in our own neighborhoods in New Orleans. African Americans didn’t bother us and we didn’t bother them. Our parents sent us to Xavier or Howard and we were expected to marry our own kind, and we did. I know younger people have a difficult time understanding but it’s no different than other cultures. My African friends are married to men of their same tribe. My best friend is married to a man from her village (she’s Indian).
Omg! My great-grandmother REFUSED to speak English! Drove me absolutely insane! No one told me I was speaking French and Chinese, because my only friends in kindergarten were French and English.🤷🏽♀️⚜😂👩🏽🤝👩🏻🎭
It's sad that the language wasn't passed on to younger generations. But you can't fault them. Perhaps they wanted to assimilate more into society. So much culture has been lost. Hopefully younger generations will regain an interest, as so many are doing ancestry tests to find out where they come from these days because many generations did not or were not able to pass that information down to their children.
Thank u. I’m not sure why people want Beyoncé to be other than that. We as African Americans are all mixed with something but to boil it all down we’re black. I only see black when when Ms Tina shows her family. Sooooooo where are these other “people” Yall claim they are mixed with?? Lol
No, Tina is Creole and Matthew says he liked her bc he thought she was white. Beyoncé is “more” black bc of her father. But she can still pass as a biracial woman bc her Mothers mixed ancestry. She’s mixed. Beyoncé even said “mix that kneegro with that creole” in her song.
Who gives you the authority to label people as to their race and ethnicity. Do yours and leave other people business. Y is it blk people feel so strongly about light skinned people being labelled blk. Do you think it uplifts our profile.
Former Destiny's Child member Latavia Roberson also has Creole Ancestry. She speaks on it often and has shown her relatives and they look similar to what Tina looked like. I would love for you to discuss her ancestry as well. She also would make someone great to interview.
@@missmack2328I think letoyas dead is BUT she had nice curly hair as a kid so did LaTavia... At the end of the day these folks are simply black.. my kids could pass for creole but we are just regular black folks bcus ion know no darn French.. bcus it's not that serious
@@justynjonn umm you have to pull on the screen door to knock on the door fool! ! So you’re saying it’s his fault! People knock on my door! I don’t even answer and when I did answer, I said you have to wrong house! So your comment is silly
@@justynjonn That's incorrect and please stop getting your information form that white nationalist news propaganda channel Fox "White SUPREMEST" News. When the boy woke up in the hospital he gave a different account. He was shot in the head through the door and once again after the old white man who's defence by the way was "He was programmed by "Fox News". Carlson Tucker went on a racist diatribe and said the 16-year 5'8 skinny black boy was a 6'0 black man. Your home boy Tucker basically The white man saw a scary looking black man through his door peep hole. You Republicans are all the same. Self hating... Anyway, carry on.
It's a culture, my mother is from Louisiana and she is of that culture. Your skin color doesn't matter. A lot of people in my hometown, Galveston, Texas, know Beyonce's mother.
Yes, it’s a culture involving traditional elements as with any other. I just found out the Ruby Bridges story happened in New Orleans. Never knew about it as we were Catholic and lived around other Creoles. We weren’t concerned about integrating with whites which is interesting given our heavy European lineage.
True story. Although NGL, I made the mistake of Googling a couple of the plantations my ancestors were enslaved on (and the enslaver ancestors) and immediately wanted to burn them down. I won’t though 😏
The history of slavery in the U.S. has delineated every discussion of race since. The "You're either Black or White!" view. DNA testing is now opening up our awareness to the myriads of different race lines in most humans throughout the world. There is so much beauty in that.
I totally agree. I can`t help but believe that Thomas Jefferson noticed the superiority of his mixed-race children. Perhaps that`s the reason they passed a law forbidding them to be educated. Racism has severely stifled the potential of America.
Most black americans have European lineage. Her dad is not likely to be 100% black. Black in America not counting immigrants has become a culture in itself. Those who are black have their own music and dances yes other people copy but it originated in black communities in America.
I actually have a clients who’s African American and she has no European blood in her. I cried and told her that the women in her family are a lucky few that didn’t have to carry the slave master’s child. It’s extremely rare.
I never doubted I had European ancestry, and a DNA test proved it. Plus, my grandmother had horrible stories about the women in our line. And then I got my test results back. 5 African countries, which is 85% and 1% Indigenous Native American. Pretty much West and West Central Africa for that 85% and also.......baby!!! Let me put it this way. Women were slaves, slave owners had access to their bodies, and they took advantage of it. My makeup of European DNA, 10% England and Northwestern Europe, 4% Scotland. So, if someone was a descendant of a slave or a sharecropper (legalized slavery) and didn't do a DNA test and are just preaching what their grandparents told them, they are probably being lied to and don't know the entire truth at all. Family members lie y'all. They were traumatized. DNA tells no lies.❤
I'm proud to be Black the struggle the beauty the art the music the history yeah I'm proud to be Black we can do anything all we have to do is believe in ourselves all we have to do is don't give up on ourselves. Stay up, Black people. We need to love one another as we love others.
Hi Dr. Trish. You're the best. I am from Louisiana as well and my ancestry is exactly as many other African American people. I am about 70% African and 30% European. You're hitting the nail on the head, girl. Everybody needs to hear these stories. Not only African Americans but European Americans as well. I love your definition of Black American. I have been reflecting on the idea that Black/White is not a race, it is a culture and had been struggling with how to identify myself. I battle with the negative imagery of us and how we are identified, and in how we identify ourselves, through the "white " gaze. If everybody gets the multigenerational , complications, dysfunctions and PTSD that is passed down, it totally describes the complexity of our lives and histories. Thank you for doing this work and putting it out there, my lady. You truly are an inspiration to all of us and especially to me as I continue creating my own work.
Why would anyone think the relationship between a slave owner and a slave is consensual. If you are owned you really don't have a choice. Your body is not yours. I'm sure in rare cases maybe that wasn't the case and the only way I see that is if the person is free and choosing to have a relationship. No disrespect. I love the video. I just think that's why light skin and dark skin people can't get it together. We have to much division, judging one another.
I'm from Russia where slavery was a thing until 1865 or something. Of course some relationships were not consensual but if there was a case of someone having the same mistress over a large number of years that meant there was love. Because this was a social risk for a man and no reason why you would not marry a non-slave, socially acceptable girl unless you're in love.
@@XaniaKorinec ummm a man raping a woman over the course if yearssss doesn’t mean THEY are in love. He’s obsessed with her and she has NO CHOICE. What part of slavery don’t you understand??!!
The fact that someone was offended by you talking to them with kidness and respect blows my mind. I love watching RUclips videos that give me the feeling of talking to a friend. Keep being you and talk how/do as you please, lovie! 💗
I’m from Louisiana my family is black, creole, some are bi-racial. Creole is a culture! Creole is consist of the food, music, language, and heritage. My family in New Orleans and all of the surrounding cities in southern Louisiana genetically have African, French, Spanish, and sometimes Irish mix heritage and they consider themselves creole. It’s more of culture than mix though. Creole is not complexion. One of my grandmothers comes from a Afro-Native culture and the other grandmother is Black/Creole. My black/creole grandmother has brown skin straight hair. Some of her family speak English broken French. One grandfather is red headed with freckles and fair skin. My other grandfather is Black Indian and has creole heritage. At the end of day we identify as black but embrace our heritage. I have brown skin but complexions range in my family. My great father is bi-racial and my great grandmother is black-Indian from Mississippi. The culture in Southern Louisiana differs from Northern Louisiana. Creoles vs. Cajun…Cajuns are white French, Spanish, Irish, and sometimes mixed some Spanish…Creoles are African, French, Spanish, and Native American Ancestry…this is usual combinations. New Orleans has an Irish channel and Greek Community in which my husband grew up. I have a History Degree/Education and I can give more information on Culture, Race, Religion, and so on. Working in mental health field with a History degree has most helpful in this field. Good video.
That is why New Orleans is sometimes called the Gumbo Pot because of all the mixed heritage within the city. My ancestors migrated from New Orleans to Zachary, La, and back to New Orleans back in the early 1900s. My family is African American, Native American, Creole, and Bi-racial. I had the pleasure of being able to have my great great great aunt in my life up until her death in 1985. She was born in 1881. She used to tell me all about my ancestors and I was very surprised that I came from such a diverse background, being dark skin with no Native American, Creole or Biracial feautures.
@@25oxendine It's not about complexion though. That narrative is pushed because a lot of people were forced to leave after the louisiana purchase. Edmond DeDe is a perfect example of a mono-racial Creole. There was also a darker lady who owned and orphans and many others.
Thanks for supplying the term 'multi generational' mixed race. Born in 1950 to light-skinned people, my mother taught me black history at home and also, 'if you have one drop of black...' I was shocked when my DNA test a couple of years ago showing 24% Irish and a large % of British!!! I had no idea where that came from! Since I knew my great grands, and pictures of the 2x greats are still black people (though some were light skinned). As I continue to research I am beginning to discover more details. My mother spent her formative years in Brooklyn NYC and was good friends with a woman whose brother 'passed' for white most of his adult life. He became a well known writer (literary critic) that way following WW2. I often thought her words about 'one drop' might have had deeper impact due to her friend's brother's behavior.
My Creole/Cajun grandmere Mary was from New Iberia Louisiana and she would say "we are gumbo people, we got a little bit of this and a little bit of that" and laugh so hard. 😂 "Thanks for doing a great job on our Creole/Cajun family history.🎉 You're not pronouncing the surnames correctly but your work is great. 💜 No worries, no judging. A group of Spanish Jews kicked out of Spain settled in the area calling it New Iberia, must of the people are a mixture of Spanish Jews, French (from Europe & Canada), Indigenous people, Africans, and Asians. This was a positive storyline. Saying a 🙏🏿 for negative people. God bless Dr. Trish!😇
@@michellebastian8748 Yes, my grandmere was born on Avery Island, over 100 years ago. She transitioned to Heaven almost 20 yrs ago. My last visit to the area was in 2019 to attend a relatives homegoing and family cemetery graveyard. 😇
I carry my sauce in my purse too, when traveling outside of Houston.😇 Any sauce that's not made in Avery Island/New Iberia (Hot or Tabasco) ain't right lol. 🤣😇
Wow. Beyonce's mother resembles her grandmother more than she looks like her own mother. That's the same thing with my daughter. My daughter and my granddaughter resemble my late paternal grandmother. Her genes are strong. You just don't know who your children will resemble.
What's more important is how Beyoncé sees herself. PERIOD. There's no way I'm going to waste time on Obama's biracial innanet arguing over ancestry that isn't mine. Lol! It's silly.
I have a mixed parent and a fully black parent , I present as black but I mostly have the mixed parents features , nose eyes chin teeth hair , it’s crazy how genetics work
@missA m Not so. Most African Americans have 2 non ambiguous, black parents who fit in the standard range of 75%+ African. Tina's probably 30 or 40% black at best. That's not the standard at all & this would make Beyonce much more mixed than the average African American.
it's fascinating to see pictures of people's ancestors. it gives us a glimpse of their lives through the way they dressed for that photo. i also look at their features to compare and see which parent they favor.
My parents are from Louisiana. I am as brown as Matthew. I have 54% African 41% European the other 5% is Asian,Middle Eastern, and Indigenous. Can't judge a book by it's cover.
Thanks to this video I found out me and Beyonce have the same I think 4th great grandparents through the Broussard line. I would have never known if I didn't stumble across this video. Thanks a lot!!
This was informative thanks my grandmas name was Celestina we’re 25 %African 19 %Taino Indian 26 Spaniard 18 % Portuguese(the colonizers at the end there ) the smaller percentages of Italian Peruvian Jewish Cuban etc thanks for the content much love ❤️
To answer the question Beyonce is black. Like the majority of AA ppl she has European ancestry. The different is she knows where she comes from and the history.
Thanks for this! One point of correction, Tina’s family name is Beyince (with an “I”). They changed it to an “o” for Beyoncé’s name. Lineage in America is such an interesting thing!
I'm a Louisiana Creole but I was raised in California and currently live in South Florida, so I am not connected at all. This video was eye-opening and I have some deep investigating to do! Well done!
The term "mix" race doesn't mean that one parent has to be only one race (according to genotype), e.g. White. Most Blacks in America and the Caribbean are of mixed races but usually identify according to their phenotype. "Biracial" means that at least one parent is of only one race, like an AA and a Caucasian.
This is a great review of Beyoncé’s family. Even though I’m quite dark skinned with broad features, my ancestry shows about 85% African and about 15% European. My closest white ancestor was most likely great, great great grandparent.
This was interesting to learn about Beyonce's background. I attempted to research my family's background a while ago but hit a roadblock since my parents are naturalized citizens and not from here. Either way, I am inspired again. Thanks for sharing!
Leila Ali mom has New Orleans roots!!! I found out that I have roots in New Orleans and I'm CREOLE too..some of my relatives can speak French but I speak very little...laissez les bon temp rouler!!!!! My father's grandfather's moms name was Bouligny 😊
First time watching. Awesome way to start. This is a great example of how fascinating we are as people. I love this, so much to look at and think about. Can't wait to spend more time watching your chanel.!!!!
I recommend you do a video on chimerisom. There is a woman who has it, and her kids were almost taken away from her because they don't have her dna. They inherited the dna of her twin sister that died while in the womb, and infused with her. Very interesting.
So, we don't always inherit 50% DNA from each parent. I have been aware of a similar finding of an undetected twin whose DNA was absorbed by the surviving twin.
My last name is Knowles. I am a paternal match to her father. My great-grandfather John Thomas and Matthew's great-grandfather Ike were brothers. I am a DNA match to that side of the family. However, I have documentation showing who owned Henry, their father. Yes, his name was John Barnes Knowles. He was a white Judge in Chattooga, Georgia. In Henry's own words, he was owned by him since boyhood. He didn't just take the name after slavery, he was related to the family by blood. I am a DNA match to the John Barnes Knowles family through Henry Knowles. Henry's wife Elmira was from Alabama. I have an extensive ancestry tree with this information and the same family pictures in it. I'm sharing this info with those who are related or, simply just interested. On this branch, the Knowles slave owners came from England.
The thing about Creole is ppl think it’s a race but it’s a culture and ppl think Creole is you gotta be light skin with green when that’s a false lie AGAIN CREOLE IS A CULTURE AND A LANGUAGE
Thats the problem with this issue of race. In Africa its about ethnicity or tribe. Swahuli people of east Africa are the whites arab/indian to the darkest negro. Ethiopian people range from extreme light skinned with straight hair to the darkest bluish tone with wool hair. Berber people range from the Wesley Snipes to Brad Pitt look. What unites these peoples is tribe(language or dialect) or ethnicity(culture/ history). Not color. Meanwhile Race is 90% about color.
I am a creole and a DeRouen and Broussard. We share the same ancestry. I am a descendant of Albert Broussard who married my Gro Mom, Emilienne Broussard. Her great grandfather and my great great grandfather were brothers. And I am Black.
It is disappointing how so many act so weird when it comes to videos like these in the comment section. As if individuals’ can’t have multiple identities outside of hue-based racial categories placed on our people. If Beyoncé is Louisiana Creole that is what she is. Some of these comments along with showing how many view themselves and others of African descent as a color (and nothing much outside that), also show how the one-drop rule mentality (originated by whites) still have a hold on many of us. The hypersensitivity that comes from individuals being labeled something other than “black” and/or when their racial admixture is mentioned, shows how much improvement we as a people need to make. Nice video though.
*The Gas-lighting failed..miserably might I add. The one-drop rule was created to allow the masters children to thrive in OUR communities and ofc no WM/WW married would raise such child. Thus, should opportunity arise within the BC may it be financially, housing & romantically etc..OFC they would give and uplift offspring who resembled them. THIS is why dark-skin mistreatment has been exposed in 2023. Now, Individuals like you have to resort to willful ignorance and gaslighting bc of it. The answer is, EVERYONE knows what REAL Africans look like now. They understand why they faced colorism, texturism and featurism now. The tables are turning. Accept it and move on. The Truth is in control of the narrative now. The End.* #todayihadtime 👋🏾
It weird that Black people have never seen a light skinned woman like Tina Knowles or ever seen a light skin Creole. Are they living under rocks? Don’t they know the history? It’s not anything new at all!
I see Beyonce as a beautiful, talented woman. Every human is of mixed generational ancestry. We are one and all sharing this rock for the time we are blessed with life. History of humanity is not entirely pretty. Ancestry and race should not be a dividing factor for humanity. We should everyone be proud to have opportunities for a good life. There are so many places in the world where such opportunities are not allowed. Thank you for bringing us this generational story.
I am sure all black women with all of the different ethnicities.. are beautiful . The juicy lips...The bronze, brown , golden, tan, brown, mocha an smooth mohagany skin. We are what the others strive to have, and we are so blessed to be born with it ❤😂
Uhm Mr.Gerard Johnson yes you are right about certain things here let's not get this twisted even if we do have some mix in all of us people will still vehemently stick to what looks like them even in jail and prison will be forced to be based on your race to side with black if you black white same thing Latino no different
My mom’s Panamanian and my Dad is American. Both of their families ancestry is infused with west African, European, and Native American, (even my Panamanian side) I consider myself Black❤and proud to be 🎉
I just wanna say that those ancestors in the photo’s resembles the present day family. That to me is crazy that physical characteristics are passed after so many years.
Tina was in private schools but it came with a cost. Ms. Tina shared in an interview that they were mistreated and looked down upon at those schools because of occupations of her parents. It was no walk in the park. Tina was shamed for speaking French creole language also.
IDK, she looks mixed. There was a photo of Beyonce with her cousins and her cousins all look White. Several of them have light eyes and White skin so the DNA comes through sometimes. Younger Tina looked like a White woman, very much like my grandmother on my father's side who was a touch Whiter. As descendants of the Enslaved, we are the result and the truth of what happened during slavery. There are some with very little admixture and some with middle to a lot. We are all descendants of the Enslaved and so we are Black.
Slavery is horrible. Mixing started before America. White slave trade was rampant. Atlantic Slave trade started out with Irish women and children in the Caribbean. Maybe certain powers want us stuck on this topic so we don't see what's going on under our noses....slavery never ended and it doesn't care about race. It just changed names.
Beyoncé is mixed whether blk American wants to be mad about it. The creole people from Louisiana came from Haiti to fight in the revolution war they ended up staying there marrying blk Americans and that’s how the creole theme came about. A lot of Haitians know that for yrs.
Your family is beautiful Trish and I really liked this video. For a long time ago I was interested in learning what is Beyonce's heritage and watching this video has help me a lot. XOXO, Laura. ❤
I think it is fabulous that their family bought the mansion in Louisiana where they hold gatherings. I like Beyonce's work. She gives you art and culture when putting her songs to video. She has done quite well for herself and graciously shared her personal revelations which can help someone who might be going through the same thing, but cannot quite put their finger on it. She has the benefit of hind sight and she moved forward with 20/20 so that she can make choices, and she chooses family, knowing it will not be easy and there will be many things to rise above. This was a very nice piece. Thank you.
I agree. Her mother and her grandmother also considered themselves Black according to what Tina said in this article. www.instyle.com/celebrity/beyonce-knowles/tina-knowles-lawson-explained-beyonce-name#:~:text=Because%20the%20name%20was%20so,last%20name%2C%22%20she%20said.
@@LifewithDrTrishVarnerI’ve known the family pre DC/ kids little and before the fame…..Tina would say she was black in certain situations, she would also say all the time that she was mixed ……her and Matthew were very much conservative Republicans, even young Beyoncé and Solange was raised with their views. That’s why Beyoncé wanted to be Latina at one point…..Matthew made it a point to have them say they were black around other black people, especially as they became famous…..IMO Tina and Beyoncé has changed so much and have embraced being black as it benefits her career now
I found out my great great grandmother was white. She emigrated from Ireland (possibly due to the potato famine) but since she wanted to legally marry my great great grandfather, she said she was native. I definitely consider myself as black.
I think it would be interesting to do The Honorable Ernest "Dutch " Moriel family tree. He was the 1st black mayor of New Orleans, LA. Thanks for sharing Beyonce's heritage. There are many stories like Beyonce's family in Louisiana. From New Orleans, the bayous, Cane River and many other cities and towns in Louisiana . ♥
The Morials are a prominent family here. Dutch is considered black bc he was born during the one drop rule. Same for my grandfather. He looks white, but he never saw himself as anything but a black man. Born in 1900.
I'm doing research on my family tree now. I've done an ancestry test and 91% of my genetics comes STRAIGHT OUT OF AFRICA..😂😂 and I have 5% Middle Eastern (out of North Africa). But genetics is a complicated topic. Just the science alone.
I was born in lousisana and my family history is much like Beyoncé family. My great great grand father was a slave owner and fathered my great grandmother. I personally don’t know much about that side of my family.
I am half Louisiana Creole and half native American yet, I have more African-American descent in my culture. So I am basically African-American, most African-Americans are mixed with a lot of different varieties of cultures. Black people come in all shades of colors! The only way a person is technically biracial is if two parents are two different races or if both parents are biracial as well. Beyonce maybe mixed with a lot of different varieties cultures and half Creole yet, Beyonce technically is African-American because she has more African American descent.... And just to say as well Creole is a Culture! (But I will say it's always good to know your bloodline in your history)..
Mixed race, like most of us. I am 83.7% African and 14%European with 1.7% East Asian Indigenous American. My grandmother in my mother’s side said we were Creole.( Indian, not African. Didn’t know what kind of Indian, just Indian). I grew up “Black and Proud. I went to Holy Rosary with Tina. Anyway. Good show. I said as much on a video I released today. Well done 👍.
Our dna break down is basically the same. Approx 84% african, the rest other. I just don't consider my self mixed raced because that's silly. Both of my parents are black, and they are no where near lighter skinned. I look black because I am black. People treat me accordingly to my appearance. If you consider your self mixed race, I respect that. I don't agree with it, but I respect it. As for Beyonce she is clearly mixed race. It's crazy how many people can't accept that. The average black woman is this country does not look like Beyonce. Even Beyonce publicly stated that she is mixed. She revealed in a make up commercial by having her ethnicity listed on the screen.
My Ancestry DNA test was very similar to yours,but I would never call myself mixed race.I am Black,with no mixed or white ancestors after the end of slavery.
@@bruhvibes5941 I think at most genetically Beyonce could possibly in the 70 percentile of African dna but I doubt that. Her mother is clearly mixed. In a photo that that I saw of Tina she looked like a white woman seated next to Beyonce. Even Mathew thought so when he first saw her which is why he was attracted to her. I still consider Beyonce to be mixed raced, and there isn't any thing wrong with being mixed.
Thank you for putting out great content. I like to think of myself as Vegetable soup. My own family has a little bit of everything. My Great great great Grandmother on my Mom’s Mom’s side was Dutch. We still have the little wooden shoes she wore when she came from Holland.
Hello Dr. Trish! To me, Beyonce is a Black lady of the United States, which means as you said in your own words, she is generationally mixed. I am a North Alabama native, and also related to her on the Knowles side. As you guessed, the family is indeed mixed, at least in my case (I took three DNA tests and despite my fairer skin, I am normally at least%75 sub-Saharan African. It is frustrating when strangers say I am not black enough and I am so mixed when my DNA is as African as most. For some reason, half of my African is Eastern African which is a region with typically a different phenotype (the area of Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and I show as Kenyan and Eritrean) mixed with European and Native American/Asian. As another commenter related to Bey said, we are also a small part Jewish. I'm also 2nd cousin to Vanessa L. Williams and Halle Berry is a 3rd cousin of mine as well. Thanks for your great video!
If you have Est African heritage, in addition to African(Bantu/Hamitic/Nileotic) you may have Arab, Persian, Indian and/or Chinese 'blood'. Your East African ancestor must have been Bantu or more likely Swahili(afro-arab) since these were the slaves from East Africa. Its less likely to be Ethiopian or Nilotic who were less involved in slavery. However it could be Ethiopian because of the interaction of black america and Ethiopian/Eritrean people. Black Americans helped alot in Ethiopian wars with Italians about a century ago. Many Ethiopian/Eritreans migrated to America. Or it could be Somali. Somali migration to America is more recent so its less likely. I think you are more likely Swahili or Ethiopean/Eritran East African. The histories of these peoples is very rich. Ethiopia is the only unconquered African kingdom/empire/nation with a history as old as and even richer than Egypt. The Swahili nation were once the richest peoples of the world and the center of old world trade including the Zenj empire that spanned from Central and East Africa to the Middle East. As an African I can only tell your East African heritage from your ummmm behind. If you have much ummm baggage your are definitely Bantu/Swahili( Bantu women are the inventors of 'NYASH' lol). If its less or non you are definitely Ethiopian LOL. Not to be racist or ethicist but your beauty, femininity and intellect(east africans' history of traders, navigators, astronomers, mathmeticians, inventors, philosophers) are East African.
Finally!! Someone did Mathew's side. I guess being just Black wasn't interesting enough so they had to run "Tina Knowles is Creole" to the ground . Kudos to you
Honestly, Creole people are very adamant about passing down their family lineage. My mom’s side is creole and I always heard family history from the elders, whereas family history wasn’t talked about as much on my dad’s side.
Found out I’m 47% African(various tribes) 21%Irish Swedish and Finnish and 18%Louisiana French. The rest are 3%Ashkenazi Jewish Indian and Spanish. I was surprised but it explains a lot. Most of my dad’s relatives (the older ones) said they’d get on the bus from the front while their friend entered by the rear, but all of them would laugh because my relatives and their friends would get off at the same bus stop and walk home together 😅😅They would do it just to see how long they’d get away with it because once they met up with their friends they were just “light-skinned so and so. It also explains why for generations my family has owned a large amount of land in West Feliciana Parish in Louisiana because in the south it’s rare for black people to own so much land in that area. It’s as if my grandmother was ashamed that her mom was 100%white and her father was mulatto. She never showed us pictures ( like grandpa did) and said very little about her family tree. All we knew were her siblings and an aunt or two. It’s sad that my relatives were given a hard time by some black people because they never claimed or acted like they weren’t black. It was expected from other races but it hurts from your own race because they had no control over the decisions their parents or grandparents made. There has been a some drama in the family too, because some of my relatives feel that they should have been told more about their heritage so they could have understood (as kids) how some sibling have the same features but different skin tone and hair textures. In my case, nothing has changed, I’m still the same little black girl born over half a century to two loving black parents. No need to be upset about what you can’t change. I’m an American who just happens to have a little less melanin than some others 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️😂😂☮️❤️y’all
Well done. I am 68% African (38% of that is Nigerian), 4% Italian (interesting that is separated), 26% European (Mostly German), and 2% South Asian. But born in the USA. 7 generations deep… so I’m a Native American and I want my reparations 🤷🏽♀️
Italian means being European. It always stuns me how to americans we're not even considered europeans. Along we the greeks we're the people who gave sense and meaning to the word "Europe" so for that test to divide italian from European is 1 ignorant 2 insulting 3 shocking. Italians look "mixed" because many kingdoms passed by here but it doesn't mean that that doesn't make us European. Europe is a very rich continent in culture and also skin color. As the rest of the continents existing.
She’s considered a mulatto in New Orleans. The marrying of mixed race was to keep the line as close to white as possible. The reason why the ancestor was able to wear freed women clothing was because she was probably sent to be a debutante and live as a “wife” but it’s more like a kept woman. It appears as though the research you cited didn’t address that enough. The contracts include land and education mostly for the children, especially if they could pass for white.
I am also a person of black/mixed heritage, and I also have roots in New Iberia, Louisiana. According to an ancestry DNA test I'm descended from the Spanish settlers who created New Iberia and their enslaved Africans.
My Grandmother on my father side is mixed with French her Great Grandmother was from Paris France and Great Grandfather was Irish Scottish and Native American A member of Saponi Native American Tribe
Thank you for this ❤ my lineage is similar to Beyonce's. My dad's side is from Alabama and my mother's side is Louisiana and Mississippi. On my mom's side, my grandfather was creole and his parents, my great grandparents, were mixed race.
Someone asked about the Indian element of the creole heritage. The original name of a Louisiana Indian tribe were the Chapitoulas later known as Tchoupitoulas that lived along the Mississippi River trade route. This tribe especially mixed with Black Americans living in the area.
Ethnicity and culture often go hand in hand. In situations where the two diverge, I'd argue most people feel a stronger connection to their culture than ethnicity. Beyoncé is definitely mixed but only in ethnicity and, as you pointed, so are most African Americans to various degrees. To be mixed in the broader sense, her cultural identity would also have to be mixed. That's why it's common for people to insist that a person must have at least one white parent (if talking about white/black) to be mixed. That white parent generally implies the person's cultural identity is also mixed. My Dad's from Cameroon and my Mom is caucasian. I've always focused on my dual cultural identities than the color of my skin. These cultural identities are essential to who I am cause as a result I'm also bilingual. Your pronounciation of those French names was pretty on point.
........ Beyonce father was at least 75% Black.........her mother was at most 50% Black............I would say based on her ancestry ..... Beyonce is no doubt a Black Woman......I don't care how light her skin is.......end of story.........😅
Tina Knowles is way less than 50% African, coming from a society of people just like her mother when taking the dna test many came back at 25% to 40% African
Dr. Trish - I think you may be still quoting the much older and outdate stats about the Blacks in America. I believe if we are to get updated stats from the DNA companies you will find that the average African American European ancestry is not 25% but most likely 10 to 20%. The 25% is for ancestry results from years ago and the samples were much smaller but now as the samples increase, the European is decreasing. It would be great if we could get updated results from these companies. If you are sure of the 25% you stated can you please share your source. Thanks.
Several sources still state 75% African ancestry on average. I have listed some below. If you have other sources, post them. On average, per the studies, Black Americans in the south have higher African percentages than Black Americans in the north or on the west coast. However, the mean country wide still showed a 75% African ancestry average. www.science.org/content/article/genetic-study-reveals-surprising-ancestry-many-americans www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289685/ blackdemographics.com/geography/african-american-dna/amp/ africanancestry.com/blogs/news/the-hard-truth-about-the-65 www.familytree.com/blog/how-much-african-ancestry-does-the-average-african-american-have/
Hearing the surnames of this family brought to mind the novelist Chandler Brossard and Anatole Broyard,. Anatole was born in Louisianna and passed for white. His career and story is very interesting.
I love this episode. This is a subject that really needs to be explored so thoroughly. I have been talking about this ancestral karma/trauma that has been intertwined for so many generations that has been left for us to work out. I commend Beyoncé for doing the work. It’s very important for the future of our generations.
Thanks for supporting the video and the channel! Here is a link to one of my favorite videos because it discusses the women I come from and the strength I inherited from them to break generations of poverty and limitations. It is because of them that I was able to obtain a PhD, an accomplishment that only 2% of the population shares. Like Beyonce, my matrilineal line had some generational things that needed to be broken. I discuss this some with my grandmother and mom in this video. I hope you enjoy it. ruclips.net/video/hCFv7lVSVqc/видео.html
Please tell us about eartha kitt and Carole Channing ... both fascinating women of african decent!
@@graffic13 I have Eartha Kitt on the list. I already did a video about Carol Channing. ruclips.net/video/NIkFjWhpW3Y/видео.html
@Life with Dr. Trish Varner I'll check it out! So excited for Eartha she is " The most exciting woman in the world" ! - Orsen Welles
I love the "in person at the plaza "
Album... and she's the best catwoman...
Dr. Trish what is your favorite track off of Renaissance?? And why is it "America America has a problem" ??💓
Do you get comments when people meet you with your redheaded daughter? I had a friend that had dark skin and red hair, we called him Red. Have you read Nina Jablonskis book: Skin Color? Being a Black/African-American man with a Spanish name guess what I've been called my whole life? A Black Mexican, I don't speak Spanish, my father's grandpa was Spanish.
@@graffic13 I don't have a favorite song off Beyonce's Renaissance album. I preferred Beyonce's songs in the early 2000s. I do like several of her older songs. My oldest daughter is a musician/singer who grew up listening to a lot of Beyonce's older work. I do think Beyonce is incredibly talented and hard working.
I am a Louisiana Creole. My grandmother did not speak English. She spoke French/Creole. My mother did not pass the language on to us. There is a very distinct culture in Louisiana rooted in African , French, Spanish, and some Indigenous culture. Thanks for sharing.
I am Creole too. You are correct.
I am Creole, as well from Southwest Louisiana. I know Beyonce's family. They are mulatto Creole by culture, but we are Black by race.
@@staywell7217 …mulatto is the 1930 term for biracial (think about it). Tina Knowles is cajun/creole. That’s my mix, too. I am old enough to remember when Creoles married other Creoles or Cajuns. We went to our own schools and lived in our own neighborhoods in New Orleans. African Americans didn’t bother us and we didn’t bother them. Our parents sent us to Xavier or Howard and we were expected to marry our own kind, and we did. I know younger people have a difficult time understanding but it’s no different than other cultures. My African friends are married to men of their same tribe. My best friend is married to a man from her village (she’s Indian).
Omg! My great-grandmother REFUSED to speak English! Drove me absolutely insane! No one told me I was speaking French and Chinese, because my only friends in kindergarten were French and English.🤷🏽♀️⚜😂👩🏽🤝👩🏻🎭
It's sad that the language wasn't passed on to younger generations. But you can't fault them. Perhaps they wanted to assimilate more into society. So much culture has been lost. Hopefully younger generations will regain an interest, as so many are doing ancestry tests to find out where they come from these days because many generations did not or were not able to pass that information down to their children.
Y’all never question Solange’s race or ethnicity.
Right! People act like they don’t have the same parents lol. That’s so weird. I guess because Solange look in their eyes “More black”.
THHHIIISS. folks pretend she like Kelly a best friend sister instead of blood Beyoncé is not an only child
They don't perceive her as very pretty that's why. They're both light skin & Solange has thinner features.
We don't talk about her in any capacity except to say that's Beyonces sister.
They are sisters with the same parents 🫠🫥
Beyoncè is BLACK. Creole is a culture, not a race. Both of her parents are BLACK.
According to America’s standards, both of Beyoncé’s parents are Black.
Yup.
Thank u. I’m not sure why people want Beyoncé to be other than that. We as African Americans are all mixed with something but to boil it all down we’re black. I only see black when when Ms Tina shows her family. Sooooooo where are these other “people” Yall claim they are mixed with?? Lol
No, Tina is Creole and Matthew says he liked her bc he thought she was white. Beyoncé is “more” black bc of her father. But she can still pass as a biracial woman bc her Mothers mixed ancestry. She’s mixed. Beyoncé even said “mix that kneegro with that creole” in her song.
Who gives you the authority to label people as to their race and ethnicity. Do yours and leave other people business. Y is it blk people feel so strongly about light skinned people being labelled blk. Do you think it uplifts our profile.
Former Destiny's Child member Latavia Roberson also has Creole Ancestry. She speaks on it often and has shown her relatives and they look similar to what Tina looked like. I would love for you to discuss her ancestry as well. She also would make someone great to interview.
Thank you. I added her to the list.
@@LifewithDrTrishVarner subscribing! I really wanna see Latavias family as well!
And letoya looks like she could be creole too her and latavia had straight hair as a child
@@missmack2328I think letoyas dead is BUT she had nice curly hair as a kid so did LaTavia... At the end of the day these folks are simply black.. my kids could pass for creole but we are just regular black folks bcus ion know no darn French.. bcus it's not that serious
I also would love to hear Kelly Rowland’s dna composition
It's so disgusting that a young man gets shot because he knocked on the wrong door. What is this world coming to?
He didn't knock he is recorded pulling on the door trying to get in.
@@justynjonn umm you have to pull on the screen door to knock on the door fool! ! So you’re saying it’s his fault! People knock on my door! I don’t even answer and when I did answer, I said you have to wrong house! So your comment is silly
@@justynjonn That's incorrect and please stop getting your information form that white nationalist news propaganda channel Fox "White SUPREMEST" News. When the boy woke up in the hospital he gave a different account. He was shot in the head through the door and once again after the old white man who's defence by the way was "He was programmed by "Fox News". Carlson Tucker went on a racist diatribe and said the 16-year 5'8 skinny black boy was a 6'0 black man. Your home boy Tucker basically The white man saw a scary looking black man through his door peep hole.
You Republicans are all the same. Self hating... Anyway, carry on.
@justynjonn you're lying & you know your lying.
It is sad! Just like it is sad that a white 6-year-old and her father get shot by a black man just because her toy ended up in his backyard!
Creole is not a race
It isn’t. I agree.
It's a culture, my mother is from Louisiana and she is of that culture. Your skin color doesn't matter. A lot of people in my hometown, Galveston, Texas, know Beyonce's mother.
Yes, it’s a culture involving traditional elements as with any other. I just found out the Ruby Bridges story happened in New Orleans. Never knew about it as we were Catholic and lived around other Creoles. We weren’t concerned about integrating with whites which is interesting given our heavy European lineage.
@@hiddenbeauty2828 I am not being judgmental but I here that term a l lot ( Creole) what does it mean to be creole?
I was told by a professor ( social worker) that race is determined by your father. I choose not to comment because I had nothing to back her statement
There is nothing we can do about the people our families are descendants of. Or their actions.
Best and most intelligent comment. Thank you.
True story. Although NGL, I made the mistake of Googling a couple of the plantations my ancestors were enslaved on (and the enslaver ancestors) and immediately wanted to burn them down.
I won’t though 😏
If those people had bad action i don’t know maybe not repeat them ???
@@Naninanimous right like c'mon...it's probably in their bloodline to do these things
The history of slavery in the U.S. has delineated every discussion of race since. The "You're either Black or White!" view. DNA testing is now opening up our awareness to the myriads of different race lines in most humans throughout the world. There is so much beauty in that.
Remember, twins can have different DNA results with these kits. This (what is black)will never be fully resolved due to the mixing.
I totally agree. I can`t help but believe that Thomas Jefferson noticed the superiority of his mixed-race children. Perhaps that`s the reason they passed a law forbidding them to be educated. Racism has severely stifled the potential of America.
Most black americans have European lineage. Her dad is not likely to be 100% black. Black in America not counting immigrants has become a culture in itself. Those who are black have their own music and dances yes other people copy but it originated in black communities in America.
God doesn't see race. He sees His Children...always fighting.
I never hear about her Dad’s history but her mother’s. People are just intrigued with being mixed.
Her Father looks like a classic indigenous American. Similar to people in my Family. Those features.
True
More like obsessed!
Exactly 💀
@@SunshineKK99HEAVY on the obsessed baby!
I actually have a clients who’s African American and she has no European blood in her. I cried and told her that the women in her family are a lucky few that didn’t have to carry the slave master’s child. It’s extremely rare.
I have no European blood in me. Im not mixed. Not all black people in Americs are mixed or hae non- african blood in them.
How is she so certain?
👍 😂
Lucky women lived on the coastal islands, the slavers didn’t venture out there that often.
I never doubted I had European ancestry, and a DNA test proved it. Plus, my grandmother had horrible stories about the women in our line. And then I got my test results back. 5 African countries, which is 85% and 1% Indigenous Native American. Pretty much West and West Central Africa for that 85% and also.......baby!!! Let me put it this way. Women were slaves, slave owners had access to their bodies, and they took advantage of it. My makeup of European DNA, 10% England and Northwestern Europe, 4% Scotland. So, if someone was a descendant of a slave or a sharecropper (legalized slavery) and didn't do a DNA test and are just preaching what their grandparents told them, they are probably being lied to and don't know the entire truth at all. Family members lie y'all. They were traumatized. DNA tells no lies.❤
I'm proud to be Black the struggle the beauty the art the music the history yeah I'm proud to be Black we can do anything all we have to do is believe in ourselves all we have to do is don't give up on ourselves. Stay up, Black people. We need to love one another as we love others.
Here! Here!
Hi Dr. Trish. You're the best. I am from Louisiana as well and my ancestry is exactly as many other African American people. I am about 70% African and 30% European. You're hitting the nail on the head, girl. Everybody needs to hear these stories. Not only African Americans but European Americans as well. I love your definition of Black American. I have been reflecting on the idea that Black/White is not a race, it is a culture and had been struggling with how to identify myself. I battle with the negative imagery of us and how we are identified, and in how we identify ourselves, through the "white " gaze. If everybody gets the multigenerational , complications, dysfunctions and PTSD that is passed down, it totally describes the complexity of our lives and histories. Thank you for doing this work and putting it out there, my lady. You truly are an inspiration to all of us and especially to me as I continue creating my own work.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate your comment.
I bet you can't make Gumbo.
Sheila E's lineage is somewhat interesting as well.Her mom is from New Orleans.
Prince's too. His parents are both from North Louisiana though!!
I thought she was Cuban?!?😮
@@lisavice7253 nah girl she Mexican and black. Even more of a trip that Nicole Richie is her biological niece.
Why would anyone think the relationship between a slave owner and a slave is consensual. If you are owned you really don't have a choice. Your body is not yours. I'm sure in rare cases maybe that wasn't the case and the only way I see that is if the person is free and choosing to have a relationship. No disrespect. I love the video. I just think that's why light skin and dark skin people can't get it together. We have to much division, judging one another.
I'm from Russia where slavery was a thing until 1865 or something. Of course some relationships were not consensual but if there was a case of someone having the same mistress over a large number of years that meant there was love. Because this was a social risk for a man and no reason why you would not marry a non-slave, socially acceptable girl unless you're in love.
have you heard of Willie Lynch? 🤔
@@martinhart1534 exactly 💯
@@XaniaKorinec It's not consensual when you can't say no. If you always have to say yes, no matter what, no it's not a consensual relationship.
@@XaniaKorinec ummm a man raping a woman over the course if yearssss doesn’t mean THEY are in love. He’s obsessed with her and she has NO CHOICE. What part of slavery don’t you understand??!!
The fact that someone was offended by you talking to them with kidness and respect blows my mind. I love watching RUclips videos that give me the feeling of talking to a friend. Keep being you and talk how/do as you please, lovie! 💗
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I’m from Louisiana my family is black, creole, some are bi-racial. Creole is a culture! Creole is consist of the food, music, language, and heritage. My family in New Orleans and all of the surrounding cities in southern Louisiana genetically have African, French, Spanish, and sometimes Irish mix heritage and they consider themselves creole. It’s more of culture than mix though. Creole is not complexion. One of my grandmothers comes from a Afro-Native culture and the other grandmother is Black/Creole. My black/creole grandmother has brown skin straight hair. Some of her family speak English broken French. One grandfather is red headed with freckles and fair skin. My other grandfather is Black Indian and has creole heritage. At the end of day we identify as black but embrace our heritage. I have brown skin but complexions range in my family. My great father is bi-racial and my great grandmother is black-Indian from Mississippi. The culture in Southern Louisiana differs from Northern Louisiana. Creoles vs. Cajun…Cajuns are white French, Spanish, Irish, and sometimes mixed some Spanish…Creoles are African, French, Spanish, and Native American Ancestry…this is usual combinations. New Orleans has an Irish channel and Greek Community in which my husband grew up. I have a History Degree/Education and I can give more information on Culture, Race, Religion, and so on. Working in mental health field with a History degree has most helpful in this field. Good video.
I grew up in Metairie I lack a lot regarding the history I do know Lafayette is cajun country tho
My ex grew up in New Orleans Derbigny Creole family, and it was DEFINITELY about complexion and hair in their circles up until the nineties
That is why New Orleans is sometimes called the Gumbo Pot because of all the mixed heritage within the city. My ancestors migrated from New Orleans to Zachary, La, and back to New Orleans back in the early 1900s. My family is African American, Native American, Creole, and Bi-racial. I had the pleasure of being able to have my great great great aunt in my life up until her death in 1985. She was born in 1881. She used to tell me all about my ancestors and I was very surprised that I came from such a diverse background, being dark skin with no Native American, Creole or Biracial feautures.
You forgot the strong Italian history in Creole culture. Love your comment!
@@25oxendine It's not about complexion though. That narrative is pushed because a lot of people were forced to leave after the louisiana purchase. Edmond DeDe is a perfect example of a mono-racial Creole. There was also a darker lady who owned and orphans and many others.
Thanks for supplying the term 'multi generational' mixed race. Born in 1950 to light-skinned people, my mother taught me black history at home and also, 'if you have one drop of black...' I was shocked when my DNA test a couple of years ago showing 24% Irish and a large % of British!!! I had no idea where that came from! Since I knew my great grands, and pictures of the 2x greats are still black people (though some were light skinned). As I continue to research I am beginning to discover more details. My mother spent her formative years in Brooklyn NYC and was good friends with a woman whose brother 'passed' for white most of his adult life. He became a well known writer (literary critic) that way following WW2. I often thought her words about 'one drop' might have had deeper impact due to her friend's brother's behavior.
My Creole/Cajun grandmere Mary was from New Iberia Louisiana and she would say "we are gumbo people, we got a little bit of this and a little bit of that" and laugh so hard. 😂 "Thanks for doing a great job on our Creole/Cajun family history.🎉 You're not pronouncing the surnames correctly but your work is great. 💜 No worries, no judging. A group of Spanish Jews kicked out of Spain settled in the area calling it New Iberia, must of the people are a mixture of Spanish Jews, French (from Europe & Canada), Indigenous people, Africans, and Asians. This was a positive storyline. Saying a 🙏🏿 for negative people. God bless Dr. Trish!😇
I am from Loreauville/New Iberia. We've got the same Creole/Cajun/Native lineage.
I am from New Iberia her family from Avery Island hence "hot Sauce in my bag Swag"
@@michellebastian8748 Yes, my grandmere was born on Avery Island, over 100 years ago. She transitioned to Heaven almost 20 yrs ago. My last visit to the area was in 2019 to attend a relatives homegoing and family cemetery graveyard. 😇
I carry my sauce in my purse too, when traveling outside of Houston.😇 Any sauce that's not made in Avery Island/New Iberia (Hot or Tabasco) ain't right lol. 🤣😇
@@trishabratton1124 always, sha!!⚜️
Wow. Beyonce's mother resembles her grandmother more than she looks like her own mother. That's the same thing with my daughter. My daughter and my granddaughter resemble my late paternal grandmother. Her genes are strong. You just don't know who your children will resemble.
What's more important is how Beyoncé sees herself. PERIOD. There's no way I'm going to waste time on Obama's biracial innanet arguing over ancestry that isn't mine. Lol! It's silly.
I am 84% African and 16 percent European. What a great video! I look forward to diving into more of your content.
She’s mostly blk, but due to her mother, and her mother’s mixed lineage she’s also mixed. Not hard to work out.
Her mother’s family history is the history of blacks Americans, she is black.
*mixed
I have a mixed parent and a fully black parent , I present as black but I mostly have the mixed parents features , nose eyes chin teeth hair , it’s crazy how genetics work
@missA m Not so. Most African Americans have 2 non ambiguous, black parents who fit in the standard range of 75%+ African. Tina's probably 30 or 40% black at best. That's not the standard at all & this would make Beyonce much more mixed than the average African American.
It could all be so simple
it's fascinating to see pictures of people's ancestors. it gives us a glimpse of their lives through the way they dressed for that photo. i also look at their features to compare and see which parent they favor.
I think Solanges son Daniel looks exactly like Tina knows Father geez😮😳(his Great Grandfather on his moms side)
My parents are from Louisiana. I am as brown as Matthew. I have 54% African 41% European the other 5% is Asian,Middle Eastern, and Indigenous. Can't judge a book by it's cover.
Mixed race ❤
Exactly. I saw an ancestry test and the young man was blue black and he had a large percentage of European blood.
Ikr? I'm so pale and get constantly mistaken for being mixed but my DNA is 96% African and 6% other stuff. Genetics is so weird.
Thanks to this video I found out me and Beyonce have the same I think 4th great grandparents through the Broussard line. I would have never known if I didn't stumble across this video. Thanks a lot!!
I hope your daughter appreciates the beauty and uniqueness of having red hair. - your videos are great - thanks for sharing
This was informative thanks my grandmas name was Celestina we’re 25 %African 19 %Taino Indian 26 Spaniard 18 % Portuguese(the colonizers at the end there ) the smaller percentages of Italian Peruvian Jewish Cuban etc thanks for the content much love ❤️
Your basically Latina then.
Ooo wow thats My name ❤😊
Well mixed!
I don't know why people make these "colonizer" comments about their Europeans ancestors, as if Africans weren't colonizers and slave traders too.
So do you consider yourself Latino or other? Not trying to be disrespectful, just curious.
To answer the question Beyonce is black. Like the majority of AA ppl she has European ancestry. The different is she knows where she comes from and the history.
Thanks for this! One point of correction, Tina’s family name is Beyince (with an “I”). They changed it to an “o” for Beyoncé’s name. Lineage in America is such an interesting thing!
I'm a Louisiana Creole but I was raised in California and currently live in South Florida, so I am not connected at all. This video was eye-opening and I have some deep investigating to do! Well done!
IT is Time to learn Louisiana créole
@@ruthmorr9501 that's what im talkin bout!
The term "mix" race doesn't mean that one parent has to be only one race (according to genotype), e.g. White. Most Blacks in America and the Caribbean are of mixed races but usually identify according to their phenotype.
"Biracial" means that at least one parent is of only one race, like an AA and a Caucasian.
Thanks for the great video. I would like to see Diana Ross family history.
Great suggestion!
That would be nice.
That would be so awesome!!! One of our great icons!!!
DIANA ROSS is from a very intelligent Family. Her sister is a doctor.
This is a great review of Beyoncé’s family. Even though I’m quite dark skinned with broad features, my ancestry shows about 85% African and about 15% European. My closest white ancestor was most likely great, great great grandparent.
She's Black and does not look otherwise. Who would question her race. It's a no brainier.
She doesn't look a drop of black. 😂
Cut it out.
No black woman has features like her nor will they ever. But nice try
This was interesting to learn about Beyonce's background. I attempted to research my family's background a while ago but hit a roadblock since my parents are naturalized citizens and not from here. Either way, I am inspired again. Thanks for sharing!
Don't give up
Ancestry has quite a few databases of records from countries all over the world.
We are related. My cousin is a genealogist and discovered she is related to Nipsy Hustle and Laila Ali. We’re related to her on her mother’s side.
Leila Ali mom has New Orleans roots!!! I found out that I have roots in New Orleans and I'm CREOLE too..some of my relatives can speak French but I speak very little...laissez les bon temp rouler!!!!! My father's grandfather's moms name was Bouligny 😊
Is your cousin Alex?
How can I get mine done?
@@lovealwaysbibi3336 how you know Alex?
As a Jamaican am I black,I have 94% african DNA 5% europe
Thanks for sharing another well-researched video. This was fascinating.
Beyonce sure lived up to the meaning of her name!! ❤
First time watching. Awesome way to start. This is a great example of how fascinating we are as people. I love this, so much to look at and think about. Can't wait to spend more time watching your chanel.!!!!
I recommend you do a video on chimerisom. There is a woman who has it, and her kids were almost taken away from her because they don't have her dna. They inherited the dna of her twin sister that died while in the womb, and infused with her. Very interesting.
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I heard about her story several years ago. It's fascinating.
@@LifewithDrTrishVarner Yes it is. Just like the woman that has 2 immune systems, and pigments due to chimerisom.
Heard about that also.
So, we don't always inherit 50% DNA from each parent. I have been aware of a similar finding of an undetected twin whose DNA was absorbed by the surviving twin.
No she is Black American which means she is mixed which is typical of black Americans
I love you Dr Trish . You had me hook within first 7 mins. I love your cantor. Please keep speaking the truth. It’s healing .❤
My last name is Knowles. I am a paternal match to her father. My great-grandfather John Thomas and Matthew's great-grandfather Ike were brothers. I am a DNA match to that side of the family. However, I have documentation showing who owned Henry, their father. Yes, his name was John Barnes Knowles. He was a white Judge in Chattooga, Georgia. In Henry's own words, he was owned by him since boyhood. He didn't just take the name after slavery, he was related to the family by blood. I am a DNA match to the John Barnes Knowles family through Henry Knowles. Henry's wife Elmira was from Alabama. I have an extensive ancestry tree with this information and the same family pictures in it. I'm sharing this info with those who are related or, simply just interested. On this branch, the Knowles slave owners came from England.
The thing about Creole is ppl think it’s a race but it’s a culture and ppl think Creole is you gotta be light skin with green when that’s a false lie AGAIN CREOLE IS A CULTURE AND A LANGUAGE
Thats the problem with this issue of race. In Africa its about ethnicity or tribe. Swahuli people of east Africa are the whites arab/indian to the darkest negro. Ethiopian people range from extreme light skinned with straight hair to the darkest bluish tone with wool hair. Berber people range from the Wesley Snipes to Brad Pitt look. What unites these peoples is tribe(language or dialect) or ethnicity(culture/ history). Not color. Meanwhile Race is 90% about color.
Thanks for the great video. Very informational. Cheers!
I am a creole and a DeRouen and Broussard. We share the same ancestry. I am a descendant of Albert Broussard who married my Gro Mom, Emilienne Broussard. Her great grandfather and my great great grandfather were brothers. And I am Black.
It sure would be nice if people could figure out what their real last name should be
Yep
My mother's paternal lineage is French, so her last name is her family name
omg yes dat is so true.
All I know is that Beyonce is just the most BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I EVER SEEN!!!!!!
Beyoncé identifies as black. Tina identified as black on Solanges album.
BEYONCE is who she says she is. White female from Alabama. Enjoyed your presentation. Very much enjoyed the humor.
Bey is from Houston, Texas born and raised 😅
It is disappointing how so many act so weird when it comes to videos like these in the comment section. As if individuals’ can’t have multiple identities outside of hue-based racial categories placed on our people. If Beyoncé is Louisiana Creole that is what she is. Some of these comments along with showing how many view themselves and others of African descent as a color (and nothing much outside that), also show how the one-drop rule mentality (originated by whites) still have a hold on many of us. The hypersensitivity that comes from individuals being labeled something other than “black” and/or when their racial admixture is mentioned, shows how much improvement we as a people need to make. Nice video though.
Agree
100%
*The Gas-lighting failed..miserably might I add. The one-drop rule was created to allow the masters children to thrive in OUR communities and ofc no WM/WW married would raise such child. Thus, should opportunity arise within the BC may it be financially, housing & romantically etc..OFC they would give and uplift offspring who resembled them. THIS is why dark-skin mistreatment has been exposed in 2023. Now, Individuals like you have to resort to willful ignorance and gaslighting bc of it. The answer is, EVERYONE knows what REAL Africans look like now. They understand why they faced colorism, texturism and featurism now. The tables are turning. Accept it and move on. The Truth is in control of the narrative now. The End.* #todayihadtime 👋🏾
I agree. It's sad!
It weird that Black people have never seen a light skinned woman like Tina Knowles or ever seen a light skin Creole. Are they living under rocks? Don’t they know the history? It’s not anything new at all!
I see Beyonce as a beautiful, talented woman. Every human is of mixed generational ancestry. We are one and all sharing this rock for the time we are blessed with life. History of humanity is not entirely pretty. Ancestry and race should not be a dividing factor for humanity. We should everyone be proud to have opportunities for a good life. There are so many places in the world where such opportunities are not allowed. Thank you for bringing us this generational story.
Should and what it is are two different things.
You have lost your identity; no wonder you do know '"a damn who you're. Pity, Pity you.
I am sure all black women with all of the different ethnicities.. are beautiful
. The juicy lips...The bronze, brown , golden, tan, brown, mocha an smooth mohagany skin. We are what the others strive to have, and we are so blessed to be born with it ❤😂
Uhm Mr.Gerard Johnson yes you are right about certain things here let's not get this twisted even if we do have some mix in all of us people will still vehemently stick to what looks like them even in jail and prison will be forced to be based on your race to side with black if you black white same thing Latino no different
Actually white people are usually between 98-100% European ancestry
My mom’s Panamanian and my Dad is American. Both of their families ancestry is infused with west African, European, and Native American, (even my Panamanian side) I consider myself Black❤and proud to be 🎉
I just wanna say that those ancestors in the photo’s resembles the present day family. That to me is crazy that physical characteristics are passed after so many years.
Tina was in private schools but it came with a cost. Ms. Tina shared in an interview that they were mistreated and looked down upon at those schools because of occupations of her parents. It was no walk in the park. Tina was shamed for speaking French creole language also.
I think I read that article also. She talked about how her family was treated by the nuns.
Yes! She was Haitian
@@judithfrancois3353 They were not Haitian. Creole is a mixed african american group in the USA
Anytime I hear people describe a love story between a slave and a master I just really want to send them Octavia Butler’s Kindred 🥴
I love that book!
Such a great book
I mean it did happen. In spite of the dynamics. Y’all need to GROW UP!! Lol
@@BlackberryTitties it's the lol for me 🥴.. you can save the nice nasty ish for someone else...
I read that book in hs and honestly it really showed how slavery messed up white people just like it messed up black ppkle
IDK, she looks mixed. There was a photo of Beyonce with her cousins and her cousins all look White. Several of them have light eyes and White skin so the DNA comes through sometimes. Younger Tina looked like a White woman, very much like my grandmother on my father's side who was a touch Whiter. As descendants of the Enslaved, we are the result and the truth of what happened during slavery. There are some with very little admixture and some with middle to a lot. We are all descendants of the Enslaved and so we are Black.
Slavery is horrible. Mixing started before America. White slave trade was rampant. Atlantic Slave trade started out with Irish women and children in the Caribbean. Maybe certain powers want us stuck on this topic so we don't see what's going on under our noses....slavery never ended and it doesn't care about race. It just changed names.
Point blink. ANY AFRICAN IS GOING TO GET DARKER IF THE Y HAVE A TAD BIT.. SHE REMAINS LIGHT SKINNED WHICH MEAN SHE HAS A GENETIC OF THAT COLOR ..L
Yeah, you can miss me with the skin if somebody changed them last names, which is disgusting that’s black
Beyoncé is mixed whether blk American wants to be mad about it. The creole people from Louisiana came from Haiti to fight in the revolution war they ended up staying there marrying blk Americans and that’s how the creole theme came about. A lot of Haitians know that for yrs.
Your family is beautiful Trish and I really liked this video. For a long time ago I was interested in learning what is Beyonce's heritage and watching this video has help me a lot.
XOXO, Laura. ❤
Beyoncé is my 3rd Cousin and my ancestry profile shows 50% European (Mostly French) and 47% African and 3% Native American.
Thank you for sharing.
I just recently got mines it’s good to know the breakdown
Interesting.
Tina is your cousin?
So youre basically mulatto
I think it is fabulous that their family bought the mansion in Louisiana where they hold gatherings. I like Beyonce's work. She gives you art and culture when putting her songs to video. She has done quite well for herself and graciously shared her personal revelations which can help someone who might be going through the same thing, but cannot quite put their finger on it. She has the benefit of hind sight and she moved forward with 20/20 so that she can make choices, and she chooses family, knowing it will not be easy and there will be many things to rise above. This was a very nice piece. Thank you.
I agree
Fascinating! Beyoncé is a beautiful woman!
Beyoncé is black not just because of her mixed background but because of her stances.
I agree. Her mother and her grandmother also considered themselves Black according to what Tina said in this article.
www.instyle.com/celebrity/beyonce-knowles/tina-knowles-lawson-explained-beyonce-name#:~:text=Because%20the%20name%20was%20so,last%20name%2C%22%20she%20said.
@@LifewithDrTrishVarnerI’ve known the family pre DC/ kids little and before the fame…..Tina would say she was black in certain situations, she would also say all the time that she was mixed ……her and Matthew were very much conservative Republicans, even young Beyoncé and Solange was raised with their views. That’s why Beyoncé wanted to be Latina at one point…..Matthew made it a point to have them say they were black around other black people, especially as they became famous…..IMO Tina and Beyoncé has changed so much and have embraced being black as it benefits her career now
I found out my great great grandmother was white. She emigrated from Ireland (possibly due to the potato famine) but since she wanted to legally marry my great great grandfather, she said she was native. I definitely consider myself as black.
I can't believe this is even a topic. She was socialized as a blk woman.
This is. Damn lie! You aren't what your father is! Thank you for not agreeing with this lie!!! I'm so sick of this and it needs to stop!
I think it would be interesting to do The Honorable Ernest "Dutch " Moriel family tree. He was the 1st black mayor of New Orleans, LA. Thanks for sharing Beyonce's heritage. There are many stories like Beyonce's family in Louisiana. From New Orleans, the bayous, Cane River and many other cities and towns in Louisiana . ♥
the Morials are creole, passe blanc!
You can trace this family back to the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana
Dutch wasn't Black
The Morials are a prominent family here. Dutch is considered black bc he was born during the one drop rule. Same for my grandfather. He looks white, but he never saw himself as anything but a black man. Born in 1900.
@@whoahna8438 In a speech he said that he chose to be BLACK 🖤
I'm doing research on my family tree now. I've done an ancestry test and 91% of my genetics comes STRAIGHT OUT OF AFRICA..😂😂 and I have 5% Middle Eastern (out of North Africa). But genetics is a complicated topic. Just the science alone.
North African dna is different from west Asian dna . Middle eastern is a white concept
If her mom was 31 when she was 14 then that could be the reasons why they didn't mention her dad's age
I was born in lousisana and my family history is much like Beyoncé family. My great great grand father was a slave owner and fathered my great grandmother. I personally don’t know much about that side of my family.
And it's likely you won't get any help from the White relatives if ever you chose to research that side. Been there!
Amazing!
I am half Louisiana Creole and half native American yet, I have more African-American descent in my culture. So I am basically African-American, most African-Americans are mixed with a lot of different varieties of cultures. Black people come in all shades of colors! The only way a person is technically biracial is if two parents are two different races or if both parents are biracial as well. Beyonce maybe mixed with a lot of different varieties cultures and half Creole yet, Beyonce technically is African-American because she has more African American descent.... And just to say as well Creole is a Culture! (But I will say it's always good to know your bloodline in your history)..
There is a lot of ignorance out there, Dr. Varner. Thank you for your educational videos.
I really enjoyed your video - you had me cracking up with how you said “
child “😂
I been realized Beyoncé was black on how she looks,her parents her wigs .Trying to look white or mix is not the same as actually being mixed or white.
Mixed race, like most of us.
I am 83.7% African and 14%European with 1.7% East Asian Indigenous American.
My grandmother in my mother’s side said we were Creole.( Indian, not African. Didn’t know what kind of Indian, just Indian).
I grew up “Black and Proud.
I went to Holy Rosary with Tina.
Anyway. Good show.
I said as much on a video I released today.
Well done 👍.
Our dna break down is basically the same. Approx 84% african, the rest other. I just don't consider my self mixed raced because that's silly. Both of my parents are black, and they are no where near lighter skinned. I look black because I am black. People treat me accordingly to my appearance. If you consider your self mixed race, I respect that. I don't agree with it, but I respect it. As for Beyonce she is clearly mixed race. It's crazy how many people can't accept that. The average black woman is this country does not look like Beyonce. Even Beyonce publicly stated that she is mixed. She revealed in a make up commercial by having her ethnicity listed on the screen.
Are you Houma or Choctaw or Chickasaw?
@@richardjordan7936 but what if Beyonce is 75-80 percent black?
My Ancestry DNA test was very similar to yours,but I would never call myself mixed race.I am Black,with no mixed or white ancestors after the end of slavery.
@@bruhvibes5941 I think at most genetically Beyonce could possibly in the 70 percentile of African dna but I doubt that. Her mother is clearly mixed. In a photo that that I saw of Tina she looked like a white woman seated next to Beyonce. Even Mathew thought so when he first saw her which is why he was attracted to her. I still consider Beyonce to be mixed raced, and there isn't any thing wrong with being mixed.
Thank you for putting out great content. I like to think of myself as Vegetable soup. My own family has a little bit of everything. My Great great great Grandmother on my Mom’s Mom’s side was Dutch. We still have the little wooden shoes she wore when she came from Holland.
I love thst!!❤ My mother would always say Hawaiian Punch!! Lol We are Proud all that We are.
Wow. That's a great family heirloom to pass down from generation to generation.
Awesome
Hello Dr. Trish! To me, Beyonce is a Black lady of the United States, which means as you said in your own words, she is generationally mixed. I am a North Alabama native, and also related to her on the Knowles side. As you guessed, the family is indeed mixed, at least in my case (I took three DNA tests and despite my fairer skin, I am normally at least%75 sub-Saharan African. It is frustrating when strangers say I am not black enough and I am so mixed when my DNA is as African as most. For some reason, half of my African is Eastern African which is a region with typically a different phenotype (the area of Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and I show as Kenyan and Eritrean) mixed with European and Native American/Asian. As another commenter related to Bey said, we are also a small part Jewish. I'm also 2nd cousin to Vanessa L. Williams and Halle Berry is a 3rd cousin of mine as well. Thanks for your great video!
I bet your related to Sade too
@@meyokkob458 Well, hello, you may be having a bit of fun with me, but who knows? I can't apologize for my lineage.
If you have Est African heritage, in addition to African(Bantu/Hamitic/Nileotic) you may have Arab, Persian, Indian and/or Chinese 'blood'. Your East African ancestor must have been Bantu or more likely Swahili(afro-arab) since these were the slaves from East Africa. Its less likely to be Ethiopian or Nilotic who were less involved in slavery. However it could be Ethiopian because of the interaction of black america and Ethiopian/Eritrean people. Black Americans helped alot in Ethiopian wars with Italians about a century ago. Many Ethiopian/Eritreans migrated to America. Or it could be Somali. Somali migration to America is more recent so its less likely. I think you are more likely Swahili or Ethiopean/Eritran East African. The histories of these peoples is very rich. Ethiopia is the only unconquered African kingdom/empire/nation with a history as old as and even richer than Egypt. The Swahili nation were once the richest peoples of the world and the center of old world trade including the Zenj empire that spanned from Central and East Africa to the Middle East. As an African I can only tell your East African heritage from your ummmm behind. If you have much ummm baggage your are definitely Bantu/Swahili( Bantu women are the inventors of 'NYASH' lol). If its less or non you are definitely Ethiopian LOL. Not to be racist or ethicist but your beauty, femininity and intellect(east africans' history of traders, navigators, astronomers, mathmeticians, inventors, philosophers) are East African.
@@meyokkob458 🤣🤣🤣 I love Sade
Finally!! Someone did Mathew's side. I guess being just Black wasn't interesting enough so they had to run "Tina Knowles is Creole" to the ground . Kudos to you
Honestly, Creole people are very adamant about passing down their family lineage. My mom’s side is creole and I always heard family history from the elders, whereas family history wasn’t talked about as much on my dad’s side.
Black Americans passed down family lineage, heritage, etc as well. That was a weird comment.
Ideally, people would choose their race based on how they were raised. But we all make assumptions based on appearance.
I love the way that you do your presentations! As always; great video…
Found out I’m 47% African(various tribes) 21%Irish Swedish and Finnish and 18%Louisiana French. The rest are 3%Ashkenazi Jewish Indian and Spanish. I was surprised but it explains a lot. Most of my dad’s relatives (the older ones) said they’d get on the bus from the front while their friend entered by the rear, but all of them would laugh because my relatives and their friends would get off at the same bus stop and walk home together 😅😅They would do it just to see how long they’d get away with it because once they met up with their friends they were just “light-skinned so and so. It also explains why for generations my family has owned a large amount of land in West Feliciana Parish in Louisiana because in the south it’s rare for black people to own so much land in that area. It’s as if my grandmother was ashamed that her mom was 100%white and her father was mulatto. She never showed us pictures ( like grandpa did) and said very little about her family tree. All we knew were her siblings and an aunt or two. It’s sad that my relatives were given a hard time by some black people because they never claimed or acted like they weren’t black. It was expected from other races but it hurts from your own race because they had no control over the decisions their parents or grandparents made. There has been a some drama in the family too, because some of my relatives feel that they should have been told more about their heritage so they could have understood (as kids) how some sibling have the same features but different skin tone and hair textures. In my case, nothing has changed, I’m still the same little black girl born over half a century to two loving black parents. No need to be upset about what you can’t change. I’m an American who just happens to have a little less melanin than some others 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️😂😂☮️❤️y’all
You Have done a great job on this. Very interesting and informative.
Well done. I am 68% African (38% of that is Nigerian), 4% Italian (interesting that is separated), 26% European (Mostly German), and 2% South Asian. But born in the USA. 7 generations deep… so I’m a Native American and I want my reparations 🤷🏽♀️
Italian means being European. It always stuns me how to americans we're not even considered europeans. Along we the greeks we're the people who gave sense and meaning to the word "Europe" so for that test to divide italian from European is 1 ignorant 2 insulting 3 shocking. Italians look "mixed" because many kingdoms passed by here but it doesn't mean that that doesn't make us European. Europe is a very rich continent in culture and also skin color. As the rest of the continents existing.
She’s considered a mulatto in New Orleans. The marrying of mixed race was to keep the line as close to white as possible.
The reason why the ancestor was able to wear freed women clothing was because she was probably sent to be a debutante and live as a “wife” but it’s more like a kept woman. It appears as though the research you cited didn’t address that enough.
The contracts include land and education mostly for the children, especially if they could pass for white.
You are correct, this practice was called plaçage.
All of your videos are awesome. But this one is really interesting.
And it doesn't take a rocket scince to figure out Beyonce is creole and multiracial she has cajun roots
Beyoncé is black period! Well done and thank you! I love how you Respectfully ✔️ ✅️ the difficult ones!
She is mixed race
She's mixed as well period get your facts straight
@@ebonytauriac511 aren’t all African Americans mixed race? So, Beyoncé is black like the rest of us.
@@ebonytauriac511 how’s she mixed race when both her parents are black ?
@@ebonytauriac511 How is she mixed when both her parents are Black?
I am also a person of black/mixed heritage, and I also have roots in New Iberia, Louisiana. According to an ancestry DNA test I'm descended from the Spanish settlers who created New Iberia and their enslaved Africans.
My Grandmother on my father side is mixed with French her Great Grandmother was from Paris France and Great Grandfather was Irish Scottish and Native American A member of Saponi Native American Tribe
Thank you for this ❤ my lineage is similar to Beyonce's. My dad's side is from Alabama and my mother's side is Louisiana and Mississippi. On my mom's side, my grandfather was creole and his parents, my great grandparents, were mixed race.
What parts of Louisiana and Mississippi? My Washington side is from those areas.
So do I and I'm Cuban.
Someone asked about the Indian element of the creole heritage. The original name of a Louisiana Indian tribe were the Chapitoulas later known as Tchoupitoulas that lived along the Mississippi River trade route. This tribe especially mixed with Black Americans living in the area.
Ethnicity and culture often go hand in hand. In situations where the two diverge, I'd argue most people feel a stronger connection to their culture than ethnicity. Beyoncé is definitely mixed but only in ethnicity and, as you pointed, so are most African Americans to various degrees. To be mixed in the broader sense, her cultural identity would also have to be mixed. That's why it's common for people to insist that a person must have at least one white parent (if talking about white/black) to be mixed. That white parent generally implies the person's cultural identity is also mixed. My Dad's from Cameroon and my Mom is caucasian. I've always focused on my dual cultural identities than the color of my skin. These cultural identities are essential to who I am cause as a result I'm also bilingual. Your pronounciation of those French names was pretty on point.
........ Beyonce father was at least 75% Black.........her mother was at most 50% Black............I would say based on her ancestry ..... Beyonce is no doubt a Black Woman......I don't care how light her skin is.......end of story.........😅
Thank you Atleast Someone understands
She is multigen mixed
@@claudiakramer4516 Most AAs are in one way or another.
Tina Knowles is way less than 50% African, coming from a society of people just like her mother when taking the dna test many came back at 25% to 40% African
Dr. Trish - I think you may be still quoting the much older and outdate stats about the Blacks in America. I believe if we are to get updated stats from the DNA companies you will find that the average African American European ancestry is not 25% but most likely 10 to 20%. The 25% is for ancestry results from years ago and the samples were much smaller but now as the samples increase, the European is decreasing. It would be great if we could get updated results from these companies. If you are sure of the 25% you stated can you please share your source. Thanks.
Several sources still state 75% African ancestry on average. I have listed some below. If you have other sources, post them. On average, per the studies, Black Americans in the south have higher African percentages than Black Americans in the north or on the west coast. However, the mean country wide still showed a 75% African ancestry average.
www.science.org/content/article/genetic-study-reveals-surprising-ancestry-many-americans
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289685/
blackdemographics.com/geography/african-american-dna/amp/
africanancestry.com/blogs/news/the-hard-truth-about-the-65
www.familytree.com/blog/how-much-african-ancestry-does-the-average-african-american-have/
Hearing the surnames of this family brought to mind the novelist Chandler Brossard and Anatole Broyard,. Anatole was born in Louisianna and passed for white. His career and story is very interesting.
I went to UVA with Anatole’s daughter, Bliss. We were in Grad School there at the time when she first found out.
I really enjoyed this video, thank you.
I’m Cajun. We share Broussard lineage. I didn’t realize it until a few months ago.
I love this episode. This is a subject that really needs to be explored so thoroughly. I have been talking about this ancestral karma/trauma that has been intertwined for so many generations that has been left for us to work out. I commend Beyoncé for doing the work. It’s very important for the future of our generations.