Written By Lexx Thornton The Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program, launched in June, is a $500,000 state-funded initiative that sponsors free DNA tests and genomic analysis by The African Kinship Reunion research (TAKiR) project led by principal investigator and researcher LaKisha David at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Chicago Tribune reported. This is a program aimed at helping Black residents trace their ancestry, and in some cases, reconnect with living relatives in Africa, and is expanding across the state of Illinois. The project uses advanced genomic technology to help repair the historical disconnection caused by the transatlantic slave
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