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[The Freedmen’s Bureau, Drawn by A.R. Waud. Harper’s Weekly, 1868. Library of Congress] Foundational Black American (FBA): Lineage or Cult? A few years ago, I was watching content creator Tariq Nasheed, who was discussing how Black Americans are routinely grouped into crime statistics alongside immigrants who arrived in the United...
How to Begin Black American Genealogical Research At Trace Thy Roots, we approach genealogy as recovery, not discovery. Long before records were boxed, archived, or deemed “of permanent value” by federal institutions, native Black Americans were documenting their lives in real time — through land ownership, church membership, family records, newspapers,...
Bitter Sweet Truth: When the Architect of Paper Genocide Became a Headline June 10, 2024 By T’Malkia Zuri [Walter Plecker Obituary. Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia · Sunday, August 03, 1947] There is something bitter sweet about reading the obituary of Walter Ashby Plecker. Not because his death brought justice—it did...
When a Name in a Bible Meant Everything: Why Tracing Your Roots Still Matters September 6, 2024 By T’Malkia Zuri Why Tracing Your Roots Is an Act of Protection Genealogy is not about nostalgia. It is about defense. In earlier eras, a Bible entry could secure a fortune. Today, documentation...
This Ain’t Our Fight: Why Black Panther History Is Being Misused — Again January 18, 2026 By T’Malkia Zuri Julio P. Newton???? Where yo’ people from for real? Because what we are watching right now isn’t solidarity — it’s historical misdirection. Groups are running around in “black” radical aesthetics, invoking...
Trump Says Black Americans Built America December 2, 2025 By T’Malkia Zuri In the current public discourse, it has become increasingly common to hear the claim that immigrants built America. This assertion is repeated across media, political commentary, and public debate, often presented as a settled truth rather than a...
We Built This [Beep] The Historical Receipts of Black American Visionaries, Builders, Farmers, and Founders For Immediate ReleaseTrace Thy Roots | Griot Publishing HouseBy Empress T’Malkia Zuri A Historical Record Long Overdue For generations, the labor, intellect, and infrastructure built by Indigenous Black Americans have been minimized, misattributed, or erased...
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