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They considered themselves white, but DNA tests told a more complex story

They considered themselves white, but DNA tests told a more complex story

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. · Wednesday, February 7th 2018 at 4:10AM · 1980 views
They considered themselves white, but DNA tests told a more complex story
By Tara Bahrampour -- The Washington Post

As more Americans take advantage of genetic testing to pinpoint the makeup of their DNA, the technology is coming head to head with the country’s deep-rooted obsession with race and racial myths. This is perhaps no more true than for the growing number of self-identified European Americans who learn they are actually part African.

For those who are surprised by their genetic heritage, the new information can often set into motion a complicated recalibration of how they view their identity.

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Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Wednesday, February 7th 2018 at 10:25PM

Just think of it, you go to bed thinking you are all of people, to wake up in shock, to find out that you are not.

robert powell Thursday, February 8th 2018 at 8:10AM


RACIST NONSENSE

---- African Asians are not COLORED....'whiteBlackRedYellow' by europeanRACISTLY IGNORANTS!

---- African Asians Monotheists are not.'whiteBlackRedYellow' by paganChristian RACIST belief standards!

Russians may think they are COLORED 'white' but then again they are paganChristians...........

STOP your Racistly Ignorant Misconceptions to the BIA, African American Family!


Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Thursday, February 8th 2018 at 9:00AM

Robert, did you read the rest of this article report? Do you have something in common with our Brothers and Sisters mentioned here in this article?

Now, FuFu, if you have not read this article, then your last comment has nothing to stand on at all.

robert powell Thursday, February 8th 2018 at 7:33PM


They considered themselves white, but DNA tests told a more complex story

SUBJECT

Again RACIST NONSENSE......from 'blackHebrewIsraelite' and kingJames versionDeacon

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"......Do you have something in common with our Brothers and Sisters mentioned here in this article?

Now, FuFu, if you have not read this article, then your last comment has nothing to stand on at all...."

Thursday, February 8th 2018 at 9:00AM
Deacon Ron Gray

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1. Yes, Muslims are not like you and your paganChristian European COLORED Racists

2. AlIslaam, the African Asian Monotheistic Belief of the Creator of Adaam(as) and the Believers of

the Faith of Musa/Ibraheem/Nuh/ and Mohamed(sawm) do not practice euroRACIST IGNORANCE

3. AND these Muslims in the Articles PROBABLY as I do think, that Fufu or Fuul is a Wonderful Meal

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Thursday, February 8th 2018 at 8:34PM

Robert, did you read the rest of this article report?

Steve Williams Friday, February 9th 2018 at 1:31AM

What a disappointment my alma mater is a feature of this racist crap.

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Friday, February 9th 2018 at 1:56AM

Steve, this is not crap but a way of LIFE. Did you completely review this report?

Steve Williams Friday, February 9th 2018 at 7:02AM

I did Ron and yes, your racist obsession is pure crap.

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Friday, February 9th 2018 at 9:49AM

What part of this report that you don't understand? This is a report about real people in my community. don't bring your act to me with these generalities and pointless statements, if you can't express yourself any better then this, to me, then stay off my blogs. Dismiss yourself, NOW.





Steve Williams Friday, February 9th 2018 at 11:32AM

This report is about real people in the American community that have an obsession with racism.

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Friday, February 9th 2018 at 4:48PM

You have not seen this report at all Steve because you are still talking in generalities. You are fishing, racism no.

Steve Williams Friday, February 9th 2018 at 5:54PM

How did I know about my alma mater? Your obsession with race is racism.

The discovery elicits a range of emotions. Given the fraught history of slavery and racism, finding out that one is part African makes some people feel vulnerable, even defensive, while others celebrate the discovery. At the DNA Discussion Project, an initiative at West Chester University in Pennsylvania that surveys people about their perceptions of their genetic makeup before and after DNA tests, 80 percent of the 3,000-odd people they have surveyed self-identify as white. Of those, two-thirds see themselves as of only one race, and they are more likely to be shocked and unhappy with unexpected African ancestry than those who identify as mixed or other races, according to a peer-reviewed paper conducted by the project.

robert powell Friday, February 9th 2018 at 6:58PM


They considered themselves white, but DNA tests told a more complex story

SUBJECT

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Another Great and seemingly accurate observation Steve.......

------ After the 700 year AfricanAsian Enlightenment 750-1450...

1. in the Iberian Peninsula to France

2. in the Italian Boot to Padua

3. in the Balkan Corridor to Austria

AND

4. in the Cossack Lands of modern day Eastern Europe

5. AND most Importantly the GENESIS of the Created Man, Adaam(as)

--- ALL European DNA has been enriched with the AfroAsian thang of Reality.....

I, Robert Powell, Agree 100% with the above shapeshifting, earthmoving statement.

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".........racist obsession is pure crap......."

Friday, February 9th 2018 at 7:02AM
Steve Williams

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Friday, February 9th 2018 at 8:05PM

Hey Steve, where did you get your last reply from!

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Friday, February 9th 2018 at 10:15PM

That is what I thought. Steve, we have enough material on this blog to deal with,, it let us deal with the topic at hand,

Steve Williams Friday, February 9th 2018 at 11:10PM

MSN copied the WAPO article. I copied from the WAPO article because MSN wouldn’t let me cooy from their copy. What I posted is the same as what’s in the MSN copy. Didn’t you read the article you posted?

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 12:40AM

How do you know that they are the same copy Steve, when you admit that you did not read the first copy which starts out this blog?

That is what I am talking about.

Steve Williams Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 1:00AM

Ron. I read the article at the MSN link you provided. When you said this, “You have not seen this report at all Steve because you are still talking in generalities. You are fishing, racism no”, I tried to copy from the MSN version and couldn’t. I then looked up the ORIGINAL article and copied from there. The MSN article text is the SAME as the original WAPO article. Get it?

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 4:09AM

My copy and paste works just fine, you don't need to go anywhere else for information to this subject. Why would you want to copy and paste someone else's thoughts in the first place? What is the matter with you FuFu, you don't have a clear thought to express of your own? What you need to do is, shut-up, set down and get GTF out of my way and stop it with these Bull 💩 lame ass excuses.

How do you know that they are the same copy Steve, when you admit that you did not read the first copy which starts out this blog?

Steve Williams Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 8:07AM

I made my FIRST comment after reading from your link FIRST. How dumb can you be Ron? Don’t you even know how your MSN articles work? At the top it states the SOURCE, the Washington Post, and the AUTHOR who wrote the article, FOR THE WASHINGTON POST!

Steve Williams Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 8:10AM

Again Ron, here is my ORIGINAL thought.

What a disappointment my alma mater is a feature of this racist crap.
Friday, February 9th 2018 at 1:31AM
Steve Williams | delete

Steve Williams Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 8:22AM

Let me break down for you why you are a RACIST. Unfortunately for you it requires an understanding of the English language, in particular the suffix -ist.

-ist
word-forming element meaning "one who does or makes," also used to indicate adherence to a certain doctrine or custom, from French -iste and directly from Latin -ista (source also of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian -ista), from Greek agent-noun ending -istes, which is from -is-, ending of the stem of verbs in -izein, + agential suffix -tes.

You DO and MAKE race. You adhere to the DOCTRINE and CUSTOM of race. You Ron, are a flaming racist.

robert powell Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 8:41AM


Unfortunately for you it requires an understanding of the English language, in particular the suffix -ist.

You adhere to the DOCTRINE and CUSTOM of race. You Ron, are a flaming racist.

----- Stereotypically FUNNY for 'the Black'.... IN AMERICA..... but Oh So True......!



Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 11:18AM

Steve, how can a victim of Racism and White Supremacy, now be call a Racist?

Steve, as I look back over my life, Racism, Discrimination, Judgement, Prejudice, Bigotry, Intolerance and Xenophobia are terms that formed my LIFE, all of my LIFE.

Steve, I lived through the days of “JIM CROW” and saw the days of separate public washrooms and now you, WHITE MAN wants to call me a flaming racist.

Steve, I lived through the days of “JIM CROW” and saw those days of separate public water fountains and now you, WHITE MAN wants to call me a flaming racist.

Steve, I lived through the days of “JIM CROW” and saw those days of separate public washrooms in this country and now you, WHITE MAN wants to call me a flaming racist.


Steve, I lived through the days when a Black Boy can be taken out of his people’s house and beat to death and then his body thrown in the river for allegedly whistling at a WHITE WOMAN and now you, WHITE MAN wants to call me a flaming racist.

Steve, I lived through the days when this country was going through the beginning of Civil Rights in this country and now you WHITE MAN wants to call me a flaming racist.

Steve, I served in The Armed Service during the death of “JIM CROW” I thought but I quickly found out that “JIM CROW” was still well and alive, I found out, when I came home, I still could not move to the area of town of my choice and now you WHITE MAN wants to call me a flaming racist.

Steve, I have raised my family under the back drop of people like you who is jealous of our accomplishments in this country and here on Black In America and in my LIFE and now you WHITE MAN wants to call me a flaming racist.

Steve, I remember when I felt comfortable enough to call you Brother but not anymore because you don’t deserve that kind of LOVE and now you want to call me a flaming racist.

I got more to tell you about the racism in my LIFE Steve, the treatment that I have received and the doors that was shut in my face just because of the color of my skin and now you WHITE MAN wants to call me a flaming racist. WOW!!!

Steve Williams Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 1:12PM

Is that your case Ron, why you aren’t a flaming racist? To slur me as WHITE MAN eight times in a single little rant?

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 4:02PM

Now you are acting like you don't see my question: "How can a victim of Racism and White Supremacy, now be call a Racist?"

Answer my questions.

robert powell Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 4:55PM


".....How can a victim of Racism and White Supremacy, now be call a Racist?......."

Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 4:02PM
Deacon Ron Gray

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1. Racism is the BELIEF of 'whiteSupremacy' that the Family of Adaam(as) is COLORED 'blk/wh/red/yell"

2. Racism is the BELIEF of 'whiteSupremacy' that paganChristians of post1000 AM are the 'son of god'

3. Racism is the BELIEF of 'whiteSupremacy' that the latin/LatinoJesus is got/son/holyGhost

4. Racism is BELIEF of 'whiteSupremist' slaverAmericana-1776-1864-1964 godly SUPREMACY over non "whites"

5. Racism is BELIEF of 'whiteSupremist' slaverAmericana and its' GENERATIONAL brainwashing of non "whites"

---So the VICTIM becomes the PERPETRATOR in paganCHristian....'blackWhiteRedYellow' Belief.....

AND are RACISTS

..they have to self think....'whiteChristian' 'blackChristian' asianChristian, africanChristian'

RATHER than from Genesis....African Asian Monotheistic Believers.........



Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 7:23PM

Robert, are you attempting to answer that question of How can a victim of Racism and White Supremacy, now be call a Racist?."








Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Saturday, February 10th 2018 at 9:04PM

Steve, how can a victim of Racism and White Supremacy, now be call a Racist?

Steve Williams Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 12:22AM

You tell me Ron. How did you become a racist?

Steve Williams Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 12:43AM

Keep in mind Ron, you are one using labels like WHITE MAN, not I.

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 3:01AM

I don't know why you call me racist, Steve.

Why did you call me racist, Steve?

Steve Williams Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 3:21AM

Because you demonstrably meet the definition of race+ist.

Steve Williams Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 3:22AM

“You adhere to the DOCTRINE and CUSTOM of race.”

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 3:58AM

What makes you say this: Because you demonstrably meet the definition of race+ist.

“You adhere to the DOCTRINE and CUSTOM of race.” Are you talking about my attempt to post this blog which you have nothing to say on this topic at all? That is what trolls do.

robert powell Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 8:09AM


deacon of kingJamesVersions of 'whiteSupremacy'

...SELF IDENTIFIES as 'blackHebrewIsraelite' .....THAT'S Number 1.. #1....BIA Numbero UNO RACIST



Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 8:35AM

and it's companion.

robert powell Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 8:50AM


and it's companion.


Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 8:35AM
Deacon Ron Gray

------ Oh you not in your RACISTLY IGNORANT......'blackChristianHebrewZionist' CHOOCH yet?


Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 8:56AM

Evil, get behind me.

Steve Williams Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 9:43AM

Here’s an example Ron. Such a statement as this, “finding out that one is part African makes some people feel vulnerable, even defensive...”, is racism.

Steve Williams Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 9:53AM

There is one truth in your racist article though. “There is no DNA category for race, because a genetic marker for it does not exist.”

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Sunday, February 11th 2018 at 9:34PM

Finding out about who you are is not what racism is Steve and that example you used to express me being racist don't fit the bill for me at all. finding out that one is part African makes some people feel vulnerable, even defensive is just apart of awareness of self-worth.

Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't make laws to restrict a persons right to vote in this country.

Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't make laws to restrict a person to live in a area of their choice.

Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't make laws in the past to enforce segregation or set up those JIM CROW LAWS

Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't have the money or the power to enact a negative attitude towards people of color.

Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't belong to a race of people who thinks of themselves superior to another because of the color of my skin.

Oh! By The Way Steve, those words you quoted are not my words at all but the words of the author of the material of this blog, which I post for the purpose of discussion.

So, now you wish to convict me over something Tara Bahrampour -- The Washington Post reporter said. WOW!!! I can't make this stuff up!!!

You are a real genius.



Steve Williams Monday, February 12th 2018 at 12:38AM

Okay Ron, let’s just say you’re a Race Supremacist then.

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Monday, February 12th 2018 at 7:45AM

Sorry Steve, you can't put me in that Race Supremacist category, no matter how hard you try but they would LOVE YOU.

robert powell Monday, February 12th 2018 at 8:22AM


I guess I am having an effect on 'blackHebrewIsraelite' writing

OR

'coloredRussianHebrewBOTS'

---Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't make laws to restrict a persons right to vote in this country.

Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't make laws to restrict a person to live in a area of their choice.

Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't make laws in the past to enforce segregation or set up those JIM CROW LAWS

Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't have the money or the power to enact a negative attitude towards people of color.

Steve, I am a Black Man and I am not racist, I don't belong to a race of people who thinks of themselves superior to another because of the color of my skin.

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2018.... African Americans are NOT racist.....

BUT

a selfProfessed 'black' christianHebrewIsraelite.....IS..........!

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