Africa is the birthplace of anatomically modern humans, and is the geographic origin of
human migration across the globe within the last 100,000 years. The history of African …

Age-adjusted mortality rates for prostate cancer are higher for African-American men
compared with those of European ancestry. Recent data suggest that West African men also …

As the last American region settled by humans, yet the first to experience European
colonization, the Caribbean islands have a complex history characterized by continuous …

Research to understand human genomic variation and its implications in health has great
potential to contribute in the reduction of health disparities. Biological anthropology can play …

Objectives This article provides estimates of narrow‐sense heritability and genetic pleiotropy
for mesiodistal tooth dimensions for a sample of 20th century African American individuals …

Objectives This article presents estimates of narrow‐sense heritability and bivariate genetic
correlation for a series of morphological crown variants of the anterior dentition. These …

Introduction The Black population in the US is heterogeneous but is often treated as
monolithic in research, with skin pigmentation being the primary indicator of racial …

Over the past twenty years, DNA ancestry testing has morphed from a niche market into a
booming international industry that encourages members of the public to answer difficult …

In this paper, I examine discourses of survival and extinction regarding the fates of
indigenous Caribbean peoples and the manner in which genetic ancestry data influences …

Variable socio‐cultural influences developed in the colonial Caribbean as a result of
competing European hegemonic rule. In this study, we examine how colonial regulations …