Episode 8 - Where are you from? Where are you really, really from?

The Di of Wi explore their DNA journey’s as Caribbean women and what this means to their sense of identity. How they respond to the question ‘where are you from’ and why discovering genetic and ancestral roots is important for people of the African Diaspora. Critically the deliberate obfuscation of the origins and lives of enslaved peoples has made it difficult and sometimes impossible to trace our roots and ancestry. Di Tree of Wi talk about our DNA results, their family’s journeys, the stories they were told about ancestors and how this affects how they feel about themselves. How important is it to know your roots? We also discuss the recent landmark study article in The independent which states that almost half of young Black Britons plan to migrate amid racism concerns, how do our young people see their own identity and where they belong? What is it like for us in Britain vs our parents, and the changing faces of migration.