Hey loves! I've had these results for a while, but hadn't looked into the history yet. So glad I finally did, it was very interesting! Let me know your thoughts and thanks for watching 😘

@nicolejackson2717

Жыл бұрын

No way you not my cousin the same DNA expect the percentage ❤️

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

@@nicolejackson2717 hey cuz 😂

@timeastwoodtrillionairetim7494

Жыл бұрын

Hello..hi are u...Yes I'm thinking about trying it

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

@@timeastwoodtrillionairetim7494 you should

@Mary_305

Жыл бұрын

Did you do your family tree on Ancestry

It seems like you have experienced a lot in your life, but you have managed to overcome it all without becoming bitter. You come across as genuinely kind and sweet.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Aww thanks! We only get one life so I think we should make the best of it regardless of what cards we're dealt

@MiticDane

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex I couldn't agree more!

@gaillouise8310

Жыл бұрын

Who did the white slave traders deal with...black slave traders. Africa was dealing with tribal warfare and the taking of slaves before the whites got to Africa. One S. African tribe dealt with the Vikings because they only wanted pale skinned red or blonde haired slaves and the Vikings had been raiding Ireland so a perfect business soon developed between them. It is never just one way or the other. Slavery is hideous but it has probably been going since one human first overpowered another human.

Realy love how you dig into the history, and are looking to try local cuisines. Such a nice change from a lot of these clips where ppl focus on how black or white they are... Love that you are emvracing the mixed bag and looking to discover more!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Being one quarter European makes a lot of sense. For an African American on average, like Will Smith, Beyonce Knowles, Candace Owens, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey etc. have 15-30% European admixture on average.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

True! Thanks for watching!!

@johnwebb2442

6 ай бұрын

True.

@duckman2480

3 ай бұрын

Why the fuck did you name coondice Owen’s 💀

@londonmmc

Ай бұрын

Very true but we can leave Klandace Owens out of this. She is 100% evil lol

I personally agree with u, people have told me the same."Why dont u go back to where u came from" I think that is very hurtful to say.I used to cry then as I very little when someone first saud that to me.I would love to know my DNA with African Ancestry.I plan on doing just that this year and not listen to mean people saying hurtful things to us.WE ARE ONE and God is always here, but will never leave us either.I commend for reaching out and doing DNA with Africa Ancestry.I so excited to finally do this perticually DNA test one day in this year.Thank u for inspiring me to never give up.Much Love🤗

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry that happened to you. And yes you should take a test and learn your ancestry! It is always good to know more about yourself 🤗

Great content! I did my Ancestry DNA too. Thanks for sharing ☺

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Your reveal was nicely presented. I was not adopted but I never knew my DNA paternity , until I was an old woman. Now, I have met one of my favorite cousins on my Dad’s side ( long deceased). Thank you for sharing. I love my DNA results. I learned so much about me. Thank you for sharing.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! That's great news I'm happy that you learned your paternal DNA and found family!

Nice results and thanks for sharing.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

What a lovely person, Ty for sharing your journey!!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Thankyou for your presentation. Enjoyed your calm demeanor, and kudos on a good analysis of your DNA results

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

The people who say "Go back to your country!" are extremely ignorant and cruel. If the archeological record is correct, the human race originated in Africa and regardless of what shade of brown you are, your ancestors most likely come from Africa. There is no white or black! Those terms were made to create division. Humans are just different shades of brown. Humans have been migrating and sharing their DNA since the dawn of mankind. There is no pure "race". We are all patchwork quilts made up of bits of our ancestors and what beautiful creations we are! It is good to know who your ancestors are because their experiences made us who we are. Be proud and keep smiling! You are a stunning young woman with a beautiful mind, heart and soul! The Lakota Sioux have a beautiful saying " We are all related!" Thank you for sharing your personal journey.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Well said! Thanks for watching!

How awesome that you have read the history of these areas. All of that is what you are a part of. So interesting.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Loved learning about it. Thanks for watching!

THANK YOU!!!!!! For not going down the rabbit hole. We are new people on earth now. We get the aftermath. Im sorry about history. Im glad you know who you are now. I just did too. And it is different than I thought.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I'm happy you did yours. I notice it's usually different than what people thought it would be

Thanks for sharing your results. I'm in Dallas also and you look just like my family. I wish you well on your journey of finding family.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

You just never know who you might be related to. Thanks for the well wishes!

@creex7118

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex you're very welcome!

Thank you for sharing. You are gracious, intelligent and articulate. I appreciate you sharing your experience and findings

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

Very cool! You have ancient DNA! Congratulations! 👏👏👏👏

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

I thought that was pretty cool too!!

Interesting and well done!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Interesting combination of ancestries. I liked your comment about people telling other people to go back to their ancestral countries!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

It is! Thanks so much for watching!!

@SaneAsylum

Жыл бұрын

Everybody is so mixed. Even if you got 100% all a single ethnicity, that ethnicity is actually a mixture (England for instance had picts, celts, romans, angles, jutes, normans, saxons, vikings all of which (excepting the romans and vikings) are considered "native." Tribal warfare was common the whole world over not long ago and widespread trade occurred well over 2,000 years ago via the silk road and shipping trade.

You’re lovely and charming. Good history and geography lesson, too!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you!!

Your a lovely beautiful lady. I found my full brother who was adopted unfortunately we didn’t connect as a family and we are now estranged again. It did hurt me but I am accepted it now. Your here for a reason. Everything in life happens for a reason. I am sure you are very loved by your adopted family and cherished. In the future if u do meet your biological family I hope it goes well. Expect the unexpected because it doesn’t always turn out the way we see it on TV but I knew there are a lot of success stories. Interesting info about you DNA. I keep meaning to do one but I will probably be disappointed with that too. Haha

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. I hope you and your brother will work things out one day. You sound like someone very accepting, I don't think you would be disappointed by your results!

That was very interesting. I've a few comments. - Well done on doing detailed research into the areas where your ancestors came from. It was very accurate and fair/balanced. I've heard some Americans make comments about countries which are completely in-accurate but thankfully you took the time to do quality research. I was very impressed with the way that you understood the dynamics of the political landscape in the UK. A lot of Americans assume that British=English which is obviously not the case. The indigenous people of the British Isles are quite different and diverse, as you correctly pointed out. - I usually struggle to watch these videos of African Americans to the end because of the annoying accents and ridiculous animated mannerisms. However, you were a joy to watch and listen to. I've visited quite a few African countries and for what its worth you possess a lot of the polite mannerisms of East Africans and the soft gentle, slow and articulate way of speaking. Especially of people from Rwanda, Kenya and the other Eastern Bantu people. In my opinion that is.... - Thanks for touching on the subject of how its likely that your European genes came about. You were very dignified and respectful. We all know that there were horrific abuses of power and whether we like it or not we all carry the DNA of some of those "not very nice people". Whether we like it or not, we cannot extract that DNA from our own makeup and discard it. We have inherited the good, the bad and all the in-between traits from our biological ancestors. We cannot defend them but acknowledging and recognising that it did happen is important. Enslaving our fellow man/woman is a horrific and barbaric act. We also need to be careful in thinking that it was a white enslaving black only activity. In Africa, slavery was practiced (and scarily, is probably still practiced in some parts) long before white Europeans re-discovered Africa. It was a common practice in Europe where the most valuable spoils of war was slaves. The largest Viking slave market was in Dublin, Ireland. That is why most of the maternal DNA in Iceland originated from Gaelic Celts bought in Dublin. The North African Moors and Berbers were constantly raiding Europe for white slaves to bring back for sale in Africa. Even in the 1600s/1700s there are accounts of North African pirates raiding villages in Wales/England and Ireland for slaves. The Arabs had a thriving slave trade along the East Coast of Africa (centered around Zanzibar and this is how/why Swahilli evolved). These poor people were captured inland by Africans, transported to the coast where the Arab traders would buy them and transport them back to the Middle East and North Africa. Very much like the West African slave trade where the poor souls that were kidnapped were kidnapped by indigenous Africans not white Europeans. The White Europeans were the ones who fueled that disgusting trade by purchasing and transporting the poor people across the globe to the Caribbean and Americas. Sorry, I hadn't intended to go on and on, just one final thing. Whether we like it or not, all of us have had ancestors that were the victims or rape and all of us had ancestors who were the perpetrators. The common link unfortunately is that for the most part the perpetrators had an X and a Y Chomosome 😞 Thanks for sharing "cousin" ! Because, the more you learn about your ancestors the more you realise that we are all related.

2nd cousins are actually a GREAT start…we recently found out who my maternal grandfather’s father is by correspondence with 2nd cousins and further more 2nd cousins are indeed close matches…

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

That's great! Thanks for sharing your experience.

Simply amazing history, well Iam glad you are a part of American heritage. Thank you for desitefer, I hope get you get completed, good luck to you.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

Great video thank you for sharing. I thought my markers were a glitch so I used 3 different companies and found that it was accurate. I must say I am pleased with my results. I was born in Chicago but I am a very proud certified Afrikan. Ubuntu Ma'at Ase'🙏🏿 Uhuru Urithi wangu ni Balanta na Zulu.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

I've heard of different tests giving different results, it's smart to try a few. So happy that you know who your people are!

@melokulekumalo2225

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex Yes, and me too. It was quite a journey, and it continues.

Loved this, i am planning on doing one myself. You sound so understanding and genuine. And knowing history, the results can be "suprising" but not that surprising. In american/Anglo culture, you in terms of "identity" would embrasse only your "black" side. That is the case of African american of mixed race, pushed by themselfs and even the "whites". But, in other cultures, you would be seen as mixed. I mean, looking at these results, you are almost as "white" as you are "black". You, like most white people from Brittain and the USA, have ancestours that had their entire family story and generations coming from Europe. I think, people should embrasse both sides of all their cultures and with comments of "go back to your country", present this. Lovely video.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. The reality is that if you look black, you are considered black in America and many other countries. People don't always embrace it because they want to. Society is going to treat you black if you look black. I also think the identity people embrace is based on how they were raised and who their parents were. I think everyone should decide for themselves what they identify as. Hope that makes sense.

@gordusmaximus4990

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex l i get it in one sense. The other still... I think people should embrasse all their parts, all our ancestours lives in us. Obviously there is a main "identity" part. But i feel in the USA/Canada a person who is mixed 99% of the time, even being raised as a "white" anglo american (Obama for example) will always pass as "black". But like i said, you in some sense are more "british" then alot of native british people. But, this video encoraged myself doing a test also. Cheers.

This was very well researched! I thought it was cool that you have West and South African roots. You should visit one day! Since you have Ivorian/Ghanaian DNA, you can search your day of the week name. It has a deep spiritual meaning as most of GH/Ivory Coast are part of the Akan mega ethnic group. A lot of West African ethnic groups can originally trace their migration from ancient Egypt. A lot of traditional names like Akuffu stem from ancient Egypt names like Kufu. We kept a lot of the same ancient Egyptian spiritually too. Also, the ancient stories stayed consistent. I would highly recommend the album "Flavour of Africa" by Nigeria's Flavour. I wonder what Nigerian ethnic groups you have. You appear to have Igbo features. Flavour sings in the Igbo language.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Wow this is all very interesting! I just looked up my name and it would be Adwoa! Will definitely listen to the album as well and hope that I can visit one day. Thanks so much for the information

@amaiodo5310

Жыл бұрын

@LovelyandComplex Of course! That name, female version, is pronounced "Ah-joe-ah" and Monday borns are very logical and calm. Part of their name literally means "peace" in Twi (*pronounced Chwii, the ancient language of the Asante kingdom, what the British called "Ashanti") . The celestial body for Monday borns is the moon.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

@Abena Ataa logical and calm are words that definitely describe me. Thanks for the pronunciation

You are beautiful inside and out.⚘⚘⚘❤ so soft spoken and just lovely .🎶🎵 Thank you 4 a beautiful video. Loved the woman king.🤗 We Irish are a part of the UK, but we just want our own part of land owed to us. The Irish make up the biggest majority's of many countries. 💚

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Aww thanks 😊 I still haven't watched that movie! That's understandable that you would want your land and yes I've noticed many Irish descendants in the US

Congrats on your Nigerian Ancestry! I'm happy your already an acquaintance of Nigerian culture . You look Nigerian though without the DNA results.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad to hear that, usually people say I look Ethiopian

@tobimichigan

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex ur welcome. Nigerians have of the richest n diverse human genome.. so it's likely you'd find Nigerians looking like several people in Africa 🌍. N several Africans looking like Nigerians.. I'm from south West Nigerian ..Yoruba tribe precisely.

@muanazion7967

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex My sister, you look like a Fulani woman from West and Central Africa!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

@muanazion7967 I read about them, they are an amazing people

@joyuyoke4999

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex you look very much Igbo Nigeria ..your facial features

Really interesting video. So very sorry to hear about your parents, you are young to have sadly lost them both already. I am also adopted (in the U.K.). Although I knew my biological mother and father’s names (via my adoption certificate and records), so assumed I was a mix of English and Irish and maybe Scottish. My Ancestry results confirmed my biological father as I had a genetic match to his surname - although I don’t want to reach out to the lady as she’s almost 70 and I looking at her results may have received a shock herself. I had a few surprises in my results, although they weren’t as interesting as yours. I can’t bring myself to talk to my parents about this as I don’t want them to think I’m ungrateful or hurt them, as like you I was adopted as a baby. There is something called the Leeds method that may be able to help with biological names, there are vids on how to do it. If you want to delve deep into your ancestry there are further tests you can take; as women we can’t look into our Ydna (paternal line) but can into our mitochondrial (female lines). Ancestry or 23 and me only offer the autosomal tests, so you’ll need to go to more specialised dna testing companies for testing that can look deep into where your female ancestors originated. Good luck and I hope you find the answers you have been looking for Xx

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story. I think if my adoptive parents were still alive I wouldn't want to tell them either. I'll look up the Leeds method you mention, thanks for the info and thanks for watching ❤️

My gg grandmother was Scottish. I'm in contact with some Scottish Relatives. I've also been in contact with Nigerian Relatives and know the name of a Benin Relative. I have several ancestry lines dating back to the 1400s. I generally ignore ancestry regions unless I can identify a relative from the regions

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this, it's good that you're in contact with them!

Shirley Bassey, a famous Welsh singer. Her father was Nigerian, British mother. Tom Jones, another famous Welsh singer.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

I will look both of them up, thanks!!

Nigeria become a country in 1960 or so. It's a large country with perhaps hundreds of cultures.

Btw you are absolutely beautiful and have a lovely accent 😊. You are very knowledgeable.

@lovelyandcomplex

10 ай бұрын

Aww thanks!

❤️ 😎

Such a Warm Graces Soul....

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I took the Big Y test from Family Tree DNA. We learn most about ourselves by testing for our haplotypes or haplogroups. Each is God's signature mark and all equally wonderful and beauty comes in all shades. In addition or more importantly is inner beauty.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

That's an interesting test. Love your positive view on things

@SaneAsylum

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex I consider them essential if you can afford them (YDNA and MtDNA). They trace your straight female lineage all the way back and your (in your case your father's or brother's) straight paternal line. Your mitochondria is your cellular energy powerhouse that you get from your mother's mother's. With autosomal DNA (like the test you took) small percentages disappear (or rather become statistically insignificant) really quick. That is not the case with the paternal or maternal lines that stay undiluted and simply mutate slowly over time. Well worth the coin.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

@SaneAsylum thanks for the details, I definitely want to take that one!

@creekyknee

6 ай бұрын

So you have seen Gods DNA results ?

Most Caribbean and Black British have roots in West Africa and the United Kingdom due to the Atlantic slave trade.

Actually waiting to find your biological parents could be time sensitive. If you have 2nd cousins you have more than enough people (family)who want to help. Often it's a matter of them asking their parents(who didn't take the test and never will) about cousins and close family. Finding out where each member lived or lives helps too.....I'm saying this because I found my true father, siblings and other family this way. It took only days..Everyone is so happy to pull you in. I got photos and stories from family who live in different states...all filled with❤❤❤...My father and some siblings died before I knew them but the rest are seeing me for the first time this month.......Also,Ancestry is the best for finding your family. They will help you too dirrectly.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

So happy for you, that's incredible. Totally get what you mean. I do plan on putting more effort into it soon!

@trees8240

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex ❣️

Did you expect some Native American? Beautiful results, such diversity and so much history

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you!! No I didn't expect that, it's strange to me that so many Americans think they are Native American

@GabriellaGabrielle

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex Years ago, I watched a KZread video that spoke on the ancestry of African Americans and it was said that many African American families were “embarrassed” or “uncomfortable” about their European ancestry due to how they most likely acquired it, so the families would basically lie and say they had Native American ancestry instead of European because that was easier to accept.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

@labellenoire7191 I see! That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for pointing that out. It's unfortunate that anyone would feel that way about something that wasn't their fault 😕

MAN, YOU ARE VERY PRETTY!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Isrealite ✨️

2nd cousin is okay, wish I had more 2nd cousins. If you were adopted in the same location as your parents lived, you may be able to find their siblings or parents. From there, you might learn your parents names. I found some of my Slave ancestry by looking at the family history of some of their neighbors.

@deesee3622

Жыл бұрын

yeah thats the children of one of her parents' fist cousins - thats close!

I can completely understand you not doing this to find your biological parents, and that your parents were the ones who raised you, so I can understand you wanting to do this to understand where you are from genetically so to speak. Having done quite a bit of genealogy recently because my grandpa turned 100 a few years ago (my parents did quite a bit a while back when I was a kid, lots of stops at churches and their graveyards when we were kids to confirm further back ancestors), and whilst you may find a close match I think you'd have to be lucky for this to happen. I can understand that you don't want to do it now, but it is interesting building the story of where ancestors came from and if you have a number of matches that are 100cM or higher you may be able to see common surnames in the family trees (if they have big enough ones) that may allow you to work out where you potentially might fit into it, kinda by triangulating, there are many tools and videos online to do this (AncestryDNA doesn't really give you much at all, but it has the biggest database of people who have tested and you can export your DNA file and import it into some other sites for free, like MyHeritage and FamilyTreeRNA, that is worth doing). I wish you the best in your searching, you seem to have a very good attitude towards this, very open to discussing new things, which I think just be a testament to parents, the ones who raised you!!!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

The way you present it makes it sound like an interesting mystery to solve. I was mostly thinking of the fact that I don't want to talk to a bunch of strangers, but you make a good point about using all of the online tools available to do research as well. Thanks for the insight!

@mattpotter8725

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex I understand what you are saying, but in my experience researching your family tree from DNA often means helping others build their family tree whilst they help you as well, often helping each other overcome brick walls. In my case it's quite far back, since I'm not adopted, but I think the same principle applies in all cases. That didn't mean you shouldn't just collaborate with anyone, sometimes though over time these strangers can become almost friends.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

@mattpotter8725 good point. I suppose if I don't get any close matches anywhere else I will at least reach out to a couple of the others and see how that goes

Thanks for sharing. I thought for sure you where going to be Hispanic/latino 😊.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

I wish, then maybe my Spanish skills would be better 😊 thanks for watching

2nd cousins are actually pretty close. That your 1st cousin child or your parent first cousin

2nd cousin is clooooose. Just because someone is a 1st cousin doesn't mean they are closer related genetically. The DNA match cannot necessarily distinguish between a 1st cousin twice removed and a 2nd cousin. If your mother and/or father was an only child and the parents were also only children, or one person was out making children with more than one person, it could also be that a sibling would show as a cousin or that a second cousin is the closest relative you can possibly have.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for watching!!

You're right. Most White Americans ancestors haven't been here as long as many African Americans who started being brought here in 1619. And yes every part makes up you. I did the same thing, I researched every single region especially the African ones because we know the least about our African sides. I'm just glad that we can now know.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Love that you researched your results too! Thanks for watching!

@toddmaek5436

Жыл бұрын

Actually thats NOT accurate. When you take the anglo centric appraoch (that they want Black Americans to take) then yes, BUT Black American earliest history starts with the Spanish and "New Spain" which PREDATES vigrginia and 1619 by almost 100years. Our earliest African and Eurpean ancestors actually came wihen the Spanish came. And fun fact, the oldest marrige license in America is an interracial one of a Spaniard and African they got Married in Florida (New Spain) in I think like 1565 or something. Peace

I understand I had 13 different nationalities in my DNA

The Kholsan People are the First People to Start the Human Race and Start the Humanity to,my Friends.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jo100

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex You are Welcome 😊

What were your genetic communities?

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Ancestry connected me to two - Early Virginia African Americans 1700-1800 and East Texas, Arkansas & Louisiana African Americans 1850-1950

@doubleutee8867

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex It's like I always say, that "Early Virginia African Americans" is unbeatable! It's the most I see for Black Americans. Thanks for sharing your video. Peace and happy New Year.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

@@doubleutee8867 yes it's wild to see how so many of us are connected to that first colony. Happy new year 🎉

@curtis1415

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex That's because VA/MD profited so much from the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and then the Domestic Slave Trade within that. I have Early Virginia African Americans as my DNA community too. It shows how deep our roots are in the US ancestrally.

AfricanAncestry,cin, It might give you a closer look. You could have siblings, wealth, Benefits, etc. Nice to meet you.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info

Lol I have a Short where I say "Variety is the spice of life". FYI AncestryDNA is NOT accurate. The database is held by the Mormons in Utah and they do NOT have markers on the reader to see every ethnicity.

2nd cousins? That's really close. I'd be checking that out. Unless of course you don't want to find out who your family is. That's your right of course.

You are absolutely gorgeous. If you have your original birth record or know where you were born, you might be able to locate the area (city, state) and then the hospital of your birth. Or if your parents went through an agency, you might be able to procure the records (for health reasons). Good luck and blessings, sweetie!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I don't believe the one I have is the original. From what I heard it was through a Christian adoption agency in Texas. I'm ok with just waiting to see if a match shows up. Thanks for the suggestion

I thought you were lovely until I found out you are part Scottish !! , the English and Scottish are always arguing , only joking 😂😂😂, greetings from the UK .

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 I'll be sure to keep it a secret if I'm ever in England. Greetings

@petersmith3953

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex Ha ha 😂😂😂😂😂

I have read all the story in your page. On Wikipedia I have also read that the Blues descends from the slaves who belonged to the Igbo ethnic group. Thousands of Nigerians, Ghanaians, all Western and Central African people cross the desert and the Mediterranean Sea by inflatable rafts to create a better life for themselves in Europe. Italy hosts every day african immigrants and they come from the same countries who were involved in the slave trade. It's a complicated situation for everybody. You look like the actress Rosario Dawson 💕Ivory Coast can't benefit from Cocoa trees production because of French neo colonialism. France economically controls 14 African countries with the imposition of colonial currency called Franc CFA.

Great video. One DNA company, LivingDNA, expanded their regional breakdown for African ancestry and have more categories than all the big tests (Instead of 10 to 15 regions, they have like 74 in Africa). If you enjoy the ethnicity results, then I would recommend downloading your AncestryDNA file and uploading it to LivingDNA and seeing what your breakdown is there (I think it costs about $25 as it is a different company and you didn't test with them, so there's a fee. This sometimes gets discounted though). Their ethnic groups in Africa are: Africa North Africa Algeria Copt Egypt Libya Mozabite Northern Morocco Southern Morocco Tunisia Western Sahara Zenata West African Niger-Congo Ajamat Akan Bambara Benin Esan Fula Igbo Ivory Coast-Ghana Kassena Mandinka Manjak Mende Mossi Serer Soninke Wolof Yòrúba Central-West African Niger-Congo Bamum Cameroon Bantu Semi-Bantu Tikar East African Niger-Congo Achonyi Giriama Kauma-Kambe Kenya Bantu Luhya Malawi Bantu Somali Wasambaa Zigula East African Nilo-Saharan Anuak-South Sudanese Dinka-Nuer-Shilluk Gemar-Messiria-Zaghawa Gumuz Maasai Nuba East African Afro-Asiatic Amhara-Tigray Batahin Beni-Amer Blacksmith Ari Cultivator Ari Hadendoa North Sudan Oromo Qafár Welayta Central African Hunter-Gatherers Bayaka Hadza-Sandawe Mbuti Southern African Khoisan Damara Hai||om Ju|'hoansi Karretjie Khwe Southern African Niger-Congo amaXhosa Kleurlinge Kwangali Mbukushu Ovambo Sotho-Tswana Southeastern Bantu Southwestern Bantu

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

I hadn't heard of them before, that's awesome that they can break it down into more detail! Will definitely look into it. Thanks for the info 👍🏼

@charlesbarnard2744

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex Enjoyed your video! You can upload your existing Ancestry DNA for free to LivingDNA, with an additional charge they will break down like Daniel says. They lean more for English DNA, but out of all the DNA sites I have uploaded to, so far, they have been the best for breaking down African DNA into more detailed regions and peoples. You can also upload to other sites, GEG Match is free, though you can pay for premium services

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesbarnard2744 thanks for sharing your experience and thanks for watching!

Don't care your % coz you're 100% BEAUTIFUL ❤.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Do a African Ancestry dna

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

I think I will! Thanks for watching

@mabelilly4188

Жыл бұрын

Both of my parents ancestors came out of Cameroon, father the Bamileke, mother , the Mafa Tribe

..... 100% gorgeous.

The Namibians were not enslaved

Your so pretty

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I decided to give you a free KZreadDNA test. Hmm, lets see, your KZreadDNA results are in! and you are 100% Lovely, and 100% Complex! :D

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

😆 DNA doesn't lie so who am I to disagree

Edinburgh is pronounced as Edin burro

are you planning to seek out info. on your birth family

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

If I get a close match, I will

you look like igbo people from nigeria

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

👍🏼 I was looking at all of them and trying to figure which one I looked like

Dahomey, was the kingdom that sold and captured slaves, in fact when everyone was banning the practice Dahomey went to war so that they could continue selling people into slavery. not trying to make you feel bad, just letting you know facts my friend.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Yes I heard there was controversy about the movie because of that. Doesn't make me feel bad. Every region/country in the world had bad chapters in the past, some are just more well-known. I didn't intend to talk about the negatives of all these places, more focused on the positives as always

@grothart2303

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelyandcomplex its always awesome when someone is interested in learning were they came from, it shows how the past unintentionally shaped us into who we are today. surprisingly our taste buds are also surprisingly influenced by our DNA as well, might explain why taste is geared toward jalapeno as something to eat at breakfast 😁

Watch in KZread, 'The Genea Vlogger.' You can learn a lot there and it is amusing. You can maybe hear something, which will inspire you. Good luck in everything.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation, will check it out!

You are very pretty so a good mix 😉

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

I would love to know my complete ancestry ! Am from S Africa,but it cost time and money, but we are all related in major or minor degrees! So why want to go to all then trouble with % this or % that ! We know who we are, human beings, black, white ,pink, green, we are all human and that is what we have in common ! So we are are one universal family! Are we not!

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! We are one universal family 😊 thanks for watching

@blackmagic6

2 ай бұрын

What is your race?

You resemble Dreka Gates. The rapper Kevin Gates Wife ! Your very beautiful and Its A beautiful experience 🤲🏿🤲🏿 to get your ancestry

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Love them both! She's beautiful, thank you!

The Amazon is in SOUTH AMERICA NOT AFRICA.. Sorry.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm not speaking about the Amazon rainforest in this video.

Welcome my Nigerian sister from your Fula brother 🇳🇬🤝🇳🇬

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

👋🏼 thank you

My story is a bit like yours. Most DNA tests are happy to take your money and not tell you nearly as much as you can learn. When you wipe the inside of your cheeks, the DNA taken can show ALL of your ancestry going back thousands of years! For women, the female hapolog is what is passed down from mother to daughter throughout history. And for men, the male hapolog are the distinct genes passed down from father to son throughout history. From my hapolog, it begins in Cameroon and there are 5 other father to son unique genes within Africa. My relatives left Africa many thousands of years ago. I assumed that they would turn left and go to Europe! NO. Europe was still under the polar ice cap! So, my relatives went to east India, then SouthEast Asia, then near Beijin China. From there, I have 5 more genetic links with Western India marriages/children. An online picture of what these people would look like at that time were dark hair, dark greyish black skin and blue eyes! - My people left India/Iran and began travelling northwest. But, my relative said "NO" and went to Rome Italy for a marriage/children. The next marriage/family was from near Madrid, Spain. Then, my relatives traveled to Puerto Rico for a marriage/children, then 5 more genetic links for marriages/children in northern South America and Central America. - With a nice warm place to live, my relative said he wanted to rejoin his people, even if they lived in the COLD of Finland! And, I have "at least 26 generations" of Finland marriages resulting in the blue eyed blonde that I have been since birth. I used CRI Genetics, California for my DNA tests and these results. - Wouldn't you prefer to learn all the information available from the DNA you carry in your body?

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your ancestry story. Sounds like a good test!

with your english result being so high one wld assume its to recent to stem from slavery.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

This actually tracks as most African Americans have around 24% European ancestry. I think people forget how recent slavery was, it was abolished in 1865 which wasn't long ago in terms of family lines. You also can't assume that the whole percentage came from one person at one point in time. It most likely added up from multiple grandparents or great grandparents again because so many African Americans have this as a permanent part of their DNA. Thanks for watching!

@lollybabe08

Жыл бұрын

LovelyandComplex is right most African American are 20-25% European from slave trade.

Wait your in Dallas ? Come on let me show you around the hottest Nigerian spots here

To sum up 1/4 white DNA then

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Interesting that you found that to be the summary of the video. The other 75% is irrelevant?

So she's about 1/4 white. Good mix.

I can be your biological family if you dont have a spouse

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

🤣 not the smoothest pick-up line but definitely unique. Thanks for watching!

You are mixed with many different African

WOW look at tiny Africa compared to Europe on the map behind you. What a fallacy.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

I think it looks smaller on camera than it is in person, but I wouldn't be surprised if the sizes were off

Even though your european dna may have entered your bloodline in unsavory ways, it is worth considering that most of your european ancestors would have been relatively poor peasants and slaves themselves throughout most of history.

Do you ever think sometimes white and black people did like clearly find eachother attractive even through slavery as this has happened alot through out history in europe and parts of africa also with vikings would find british women attractive or british women find vikings attractive even though they was kidnapped as slaves. Humans have just done bad things for so many years. Its sad how much slavery still goes on in africa espeically for the batteries we all use today its actually disgusting.

@lovelyandcomplex

10 ай бұрын

I'm sure it's possible that this happened sometimes but it would be hard to describe anything as mutual when one person is owned by another. I'd bet most of the time it would come down to making the best of the situation and doing what u have to for survival. It is sad but there are people fighting to make the world better. Thanks for watching!

If your dna says Cameroon, congo and western Bantu, (primary ANgola,) you are descendants of soldiers who fought for the kingdom of Ndongo. Bakongo tribe. They were the first group of forced Africans brought over to USA. Portugal was invading Angola & taking captured soldiers (from Congo and Angola), to Spanish countries to be enslaved (ex Mexico.. and I think Brazil). but on august 20, 1619, the first group taken from Angola came to Hampton, VA & the w ppl here thought , this was a good idea and they started going to Angola and taking soldiers caught in battle & kidnapping other ppl in town, bringing them to va and sc , until 1739, “the stono rebellion,” when the former soldiers from ANgola and Congo worked together & started unaliving ppl, so the white ppl got scared and said no more ppl from Angola /congo and decided to get ppl , especially women from West Africa instead. The theory was Nigerian women are more fertile and Babies born here won’t fight back or be trained soldiers.

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the history and thanks for watching!

In German (Germany): Ich war schon einmal Tod ;;; wiederGeboren im hier und now

Native Americans gave the world more than they get credit for, more of the world's food crops were domesticated by Native Americans in the Western Hemisphere. They gave the world Chocolate, Corn , Tobacco, Chili peppers 🌶, potatoes 🥔, pineapples and Tomatoes soooo....

@lovelyandcomplex

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean by the "soooo" part