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Rebuilding the Tree: A Masterclass in Black Genealogy with AI

Empress T’Malkia Zuri Empress T’Malkia Zuri
Overview
Curriculum
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  • 3 Lessons
  • 1 Quiz
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YOUR CURRICULUM
3 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Welcome to the Course
  2. Lesson 1 INTRO: You Are the Researcher, AI Is the Assistant
  3. Lesson 1: You hold the Authority. The Tool Follows Your Lead
  4. Lesson 1 Pre-Quiz: Welcome to the Course

You weren’t just misclassified — you were misdirected.

This course was created to help you take your lineage back into your own hands — using technology, not to rewrite your story, but to reclaim it.

Whether you’re a first-time family researcher or a seasoned genealogist tired of hitting walls, this masterclass teaches you how to train AI to serve your search — not distort it.

Rooted in Rebuilding the Tree: A Black Genealogy Guide to AI Tools, this online course walks you step-by-step through the strategies, prompts, and ancestral mindset needed to uncover the hidden branches of your family tree.

🧠 What You’ll Learn:

  • How to use AI tools like ChatGPT to assist in Black genealogy research

  • Why naming patterns, land records, and timelines matter more than DNA

  • How to build an ancestral profile from scraps of data — and tell their story

  • How to spot misinformation, reprogram your search, and preserve with purpose

  • How to turn documents into direction — and dead ends into discoveries

📘 What You’ll Receive:

  • Lifetime access to 5 self-paced modules (“Lifetime access means you will have full access to all course materials for as long as this course is live on our platform.”)

  • Guided walkthroughs of real research examples

  • Prompt packs and printable worksheets

  • Exclusive AI prompt templates tailored for Black American genealogy

  • Final capstone project: Create an ancestor profile using AI tools

  • 🎓 Certificate of Completion from Trace Thy Roots

🎯 This Course Is For You If:

  • You’ve hit brick walls with mainstream genealogy sites

  • You’re tired of being told your people were “just slaves” or “from Africa”

  • You’ve read Rebuilding the Tree and want to go deeper

  • You’re ready to train AI to recognize your lineage — not overwrite it

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

You were never meant to do this alone. Tracing our lineage is sacred work — a calling passed down through blood and spirit. Even when the records are broken or the names are wrong, the truth is still there, waiting. This space was built to help you uncover it with guided steps, intuitive tools, and the ancestral wisdom already rising in you.

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If you’ve got a surname, a family story, or even just a feeling — you’re ready. We meet you where you are. No fancy tools or DNA kits required to begin.

No. In fact, we teach you how to work around the confusion many DNA tests bring — especially for Black Americans who were reclassified or mislabeled. Paper records and oral history go a long way.

Trace Thy Roots was built specifically for Black Americans. We focus on real records, not myths — and we use AI to help restore what was erased. This isn’t ancestry entertainment. This is lineage restoration.

Just internet access, curiosity, and a willingness to see your family in a new light. Everything else — tools, downloads, and instructions — is included.

The courses are fully self-paced so you can go at your own rhythm. Whether you have 20 minutes or 2 hours a week, it’s designed to fit into your life.

While anyone is welcome, the curriculum centers the Black American experience — especially descendants of the reclassified, the renamed, and the erased. If that’s not your background, we still invite you to learn respectfully.

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