America Soldier Traces His Root To Igbo Of Biafra, says.. "I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE OF IGBO DESCENT AND LOVE #AKACHUKWU AS MY TRIBAL NAME. �

By Lawrence Patterson

DNA tested last December with NO CLUE of my African roots just like most descendents of enslaved Africans. I received my results before my 35th birthday in January. I used Ancestry's autosomal DNA test because I wanted to know my entire genetic makeup and I loved the fact that it matches you with relatives through DNA.. Since then, I've found cousins that I haven't seen in years.. While scrolling through matches, I started to encounter cousins with foreign names.. I messaged them and through conversation found out they were Igbo. It all made sense! My family were slaves in Virginia initially and the Igbos were unfortunately the majority of enslaved Africans... I quickly came to the realization that the majority of my ancestors whom I respect were from Biafra.. I've met 5 distant Igbo cousins hailing from Anambra, Imo and Abia state.. They all live in the U.S. minus one who lives in London. I've been a soldier my entire adult life(17 years)... I felt a deep pain learning about the 1967 war. I'm here to learn about my lost culture and one day visit AND contribute to Igboland.. I would like to believe my ancestors will look down upon me favorably for that... I'm VERY proud to be of Igbo descent...

The Republican News

Welcome home Brother, you are indeed a son of the Sun.
A warrior's head is never lost in a foreign land.
May the gods of our fathers direct you and other brothers back to the land of the rising Sun.
iseeeee.

I'm very proud of u too, my stolen Igbo brother.

Hhmmmm I can't just....

dannyville2:
Where is Biafra? What is a Biafra? BTW, I saw nnambdi cownu queing up to withdraw the money fg bought him with. Afterall all cows have prices

Why are you guys so insecure ...why


This morning you wake up with insecurities...how can you make it with this attitude

ariesbull:
America Soldier Traces His Root To Igbo Of Biafra, says.. "I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE OF IGBO DESCENT AND LOVE #AKACHUKWU AS MY TRIBAL NAME. �

By Lawrence Patterson

DNA tested last December with NO CLUE of my African roots just like most descendents of enslaved Africans. I received my results before my 35th birthday in January. I used Ancestry's autosomal DNA test because I wanted to know my entire genetic makeup and I loved the fact that it matches you with relatives through DNA.. Since then, I've found cousins that I haven't seen in years.. While scrolling through matches, I started to encounter cousins with foreign names.. I messaged them and through conversation found out they were Igbo. It all made sense! My family were slaves in Virginia initially and the Igbos were unfortunately the majority of enslaved Africans... I quickly came to the realization that the majority of my ancestors whom I respect were from Biafra.. I've met 5 distant Igbo cousins hailing from Anambra, Imo and Abia state.. They all live in the U.S. minus one who lives in London. I've been a soldier my entire adult life(17 years)... I felt a deep pain learning about the 1967 war. I'm here to learn about my lost culture and one day visit AND contribute to Igboland.. I would like to believe my ancestors will look down upon me favorably for that... I'm VERY proud to be of Igbo descent...

The Republican News

Thanks for being proud unlike some bearing Igbo/Biafran names and disassociating themselves with their own people or movements.

Igbo amaka


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cfZEY3R6Io

Awesome.

Make I correct our new igbo brother. Igbos were not the most enslaved people. we igbos refuse to be enslaved and in Igbo Landing, we choose suicide in river rather than be enslaved. It is central africa that have most slaves

IGBOMRS:


Make I correct our new Igbo brother. Igbos were not the most enslaved people. we Igbos refuse to be enslaved and in Igbo Landing, we choose suicide in a river rather than be enslaved. It is central Africa that has most slaves

You're wrong, the suicide mission was from one voyage and one ship, there were many, many voyages after that and many Igbo's were enslaved, and yes Igbo's were the most sold into slavery to America.

Weldone soldier...

Knowing your root gives u alot of insight.



But i keep wondering which tribe lil wayne ,tupac, biggie and 50cent will be.

Blackfire:
Weldone soldier...

Knowing your root gives u alot of insight.



But i keep wondering which tribe lil wayne ,tupac, biggie and 50cent will be.

tupac had Tuareg(Sudan)

biggie and 50 cent are jamaican

don't know about lil Wayne tho

shortgun:
Welcome home Brother, you are indeed a son of the Sun.
A warrior's head is never lost in a foreign land.
May the gods of our fathers direct you and other brothers back to the land of the rising Sun.
iseeeee.

I appreciate you welcoming him "home", and love that he isn't ashamed of his ancestry.
Question for you though.
Would you guys truly be willing to accept Black Americans back home...like the Ghanaians do?
Or would there be some huge problems?
Could both people co-exist?

Mobilia:


I appreciate you welcoming him "home", and love that he isn't ashamed of his ancestry.
Question for you though.
Would you guys truly be willing to accept Black Americans back home...like the Ghanaians do?
Or would there be some huge problems?
Could both people co-exist?

Blood they say is thicker than water.
We will be willing to receive our kinsmen and unite them with them with our community.
This is not the 1st time this is happening, you need to see d funfair,gun salutes and celebrations in our land whenever people like this comes back home.

shortgun:


Blood they say is thicker than water.
We will be willing to receive our kinsmen and unite them with them with our community.
This is not the 1st time this is happening, you need to see d funfair,gun salutes and celebrations in our land whenever people like this comes back home.

That's awesome....and nice to know. Black Americans, Black Islanders and Black Africans are the same people.
Love hearing this

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