Emmitt Smith's
A Date With Destiny

Emmitt Smith is on a journey to discover his ancestors, who they were and what it all means...

You now know about NBC’s TV show Who Do You Think You Are?, which leads celebrities on a journey back in time as they discover more about the ancestors who came before them. But -- did you know that an African-American owned ancestry tracing company -- including a leading African-American scientist -- is the power behind discovering the African roots of Football sensation Emmitt Smith and Spike Lee as a part of the show?

Smith, who traced his African roots to present-day Nigeria (bordering Benin) and Lee who traced to Nigeria and Cameroon, are among thousands of African Americans taking their inconclusive lineage into their own hands by demystifying their African heritage through reliable DNA. As the trend toward ancestry tracing continues to rise in the U.S., African Ancestry is the only resource that can trace African origins through DNA.

Many African Americans hit a brick wall through traditional vehicles for tracing their roots due to the breakdown of information as a result of Trans-Atlantic slave trade. African Ancestry bypasses those hurdles through science, to more accurately determine where bloodlines originated in Africa. Ancestry companies of all sizes turn to African Ancestry to enhance their offerings in discovering the roots of their African American customers through DNA-based ancestry tracing.

In addition to Smith, A-List notables such as Spike Lee (also profiled on Who Do You Think You Are?), Oprah Winfrey and Taraji P. Henson have tapped into the powerful research of African Ancestry to uncover their African roots using DNA. As the excitement continues to build for Who Do You Think You Are?, African Ancestry remains the expert African American voice in that mix and can offer tips, tools and resources for African Americans interested in uncovering their heritage more accurately.

About African Ancestry, Inc.

Founded in 2003 on years of research, African Ancestry, Inc. is the ancestry tracing company that pioneered African lineage matching in the United States utilizing its proprietary DNA-database of more than 25,000 African DNA lineages to more accurately assess present-day country of origin for people of African descent. Since its inception, African Ancestry’s lineage reveals have impacted the lives of more than 100,000 people in the U.S. including those featured in the ground-breaking PBS special “African American Lives 1 & 2” with Skip Gates and CNN’s Black in America series. African Ancestry is African-American-owned and operated and headquartered in Washington, DC.

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