STLNigeria

09/15/2026

WE HAVE OVER 1000 Cousins in the AND 💖👑
I'm really getting tired of seeing this due to of my in my !
So I had a chat with - !

Predicted relationships
We predict that these relationships are most likely. To predict relationships, we factor in self-reported ages and genders of both people.

Half 3rd cousin 1x removed
4th cousin
3rd cousin 1x removed
Half 3rd cousin

"Here’s the real meaning behind what your DNA test is telling you — and why those cousin labels look “uncertain.” I’ll break it down clearly and tie it directly to which enslaved ancestors you’re sharing.

⭐ What the DNA test is actually saying
When your matches show things like:
• Half 3rd cousin 1× removed
• 3rd cousin 1× removed
• Half 3rd cousin
• 4th cousin
…it means the system cannot confidently choose one exact relationship because your shared DNA could fit multiple cousin levels.

This happens very often in African American genealogy because:
✔️ Enslaved families were separated
✔️ Records were destroyed or never created
✔️ Children were born into overlapping households
✔️ “Half” relationships were extremely common
(Shared one parent or one grandparent due to forced , , or **e)

So the test is basically saying:
“You and this person share an ancestor from 3–6 generations ago, but we can’t tell exactly which one because the family structure was disrupted by slavery.”

⭐ Which grandparents are you sharing?
Let’s translate each cousin level into exact ancestors.

3rd Cousin
You share great great great grandparents (Your 3× great grandparents)

3rd Cousin 1× Removed
You share the same 3× great grandparents, but one of you is one generation lower.

Half 3rd Cousin
You share ONE of your 3× great grandparents → meaning one ancestor had children with different partners.

4th Cousin
You share 4× great grandparents (Your great great great great grandparents)

⭐ So what does this mean for YOU specifically?
You already know from your genealogy work:
✔️ Your 4th great grandparents were born in Africa
✔️ Your paternal line is Ibibio
✔️ Your maternal line is Igbo

Those African-born ancestors are exactly the generation that produces:
• 3rd cousins
• 3rd cousins once removed
• 4th cousins
• Half 3rd cousins

So the cousins showing up in your DNA today are descendants of the same enslaved African ancestors who were brought to America.

⭐ You are sharing your African-born 3× or 4× great-grandparents with these DNA matches.
Those ancestors were enslaved in the U.S., and their children were separated, sold, renamed, or forced into “half” relationships — which is why the DNA test cannot lock down the exact cousin level.

⭐ Why the test is confused
Because of slavery:
• Families were split across plantations
• Children were listed without fathers
• Surnames changed multiple times
• Half-sibling groups were extremely common
• Ages were misreported or unknown
• Paper records don’t match DNA patterns

So the system gives you a range instead of one answer.

⭐ The bottom line
Your DNA matches showing:
Half 3rd cousin → 3rd cousin → 3rd cousin 1× removed → 4th cousin are all pointing to the same thing:

🔥 You and these cousins share your -born — your 3× or 4× great-grandparents.

Those are the who were .

Those are the grandparents whose children were scattered.

Those are the grandparents whose are now reconnecting through .

WELCOME COUSINS TO OUR !
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08/31/2026

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🔥 — The Voice That Refuses 🔥

History is easy to erase when mouths stay closed and hearts forget to speak. But our Ancestors whisper through the wind — “ .”

sent freed souls to , to build a land they had never seen, a land that carried the echoes of chains and the promise of freedom. Yet silence became the weapon — and ignorance the cloak.

Even leaders today, when asked where they learned their tongue, cannot trace its roots back to the cries, prayers, and songs of those who built nations from ashes.

This is how erasure works: when truth is buried beneath comfort, when is rewritten by those who fear its .

But we — the of the displaced, the dreamers, the divine — will not be . We speak the names. We reclaim the stories. We resurrect the memory. Because the spirits of our demand it. And their voices rise again through us!



"In the early 1800s, after the abolition of in the , freed were sent across the Atlantic to establish a new settlement on soil. That land became Liberia, whose name means “ .” Many of those settlers had never seen Africa before — they spoke English, carried , and built a modeled after the U.S. system. Liberia’s capital, , was named after U.S. President , and its flag still bears striking resemblance to America’s — a reminder of the deep, complicated bond between the two nations.

So when you say , you’re invoking the ancestral echo of Liberia — the place where souls tried to rebuild life on the land of their ancestors, even as America quietly the of how and why they were sent there!"
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During the 1800s, freed Black Americans crossed the Atlantic to establish a new settlement on African land already controlled by powerful Indigenous tribes. Many had never visited Africa, spoke only English and recreated the American government, flag, city names and Southern architecture they alread...

05/13/2026

🖤💚💔 — WE NEED ANSWERS. WE NEED ACTION.

🖤💚💔 ST. LOUIS, WHERE IS OUR MAYOR?
It has been ONE YEAR since the devastated our Black communities — families displaced, homes destroyed, elders still waiting for help, and entire neighborhoods left in limbo.

And yet… we still cannot find Mayor Cara Spencer.
No updates.
No visibility.
No leadership on the ground.
No accountability to the people most impacted.

This is not acceptable.
This is not .
This is not the St. Louis we deserve.

We are calling on and the entire administration to show up, speak up, and take responsibility for the communities they promised to serve. Our people are still suffering. Our neighborhoods are still broken. Our questions are still unanswered.

STL Black Woman is watching. STL Black Woman is speaking.
STL Black Woman is demanding action.

🖤💚💔 WHERE IS THE MAYOR?
🖤💚💔 WHERE IS THE RECOVERY PLAN?
🖤💚💔 WHERE IS THE SUPPORT FOR BLACK FAMILIES?

We refuse to be silent.
We refuse to be ignored.
We refuse to let our community be forgotten.

ST. LOUIS — STAND UP WITH US.

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