Kenyatta D Berry
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- Business Name
- Azani Media, LLC
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- Non-Research Specialties
- Author/Writer
- Historian
- Instructor
- Lecturer/Presenter - On-site
- Lecturer/Presenter - Virtual
- Oral Historian/Interviewer
- Technologist
- Travel & Tour Planner
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- Research Specialties
- African American
- Civil War
- Court Records
- DNA Specialist
- Heir Searcher
- House Historian
- Land Records
- Migration
- Neighborhood Reconstruction
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- Research Counties
- Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
- Bibb County, Georgia, United States
- Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
- Fulton County, Georgia, United States
- Genesee County, New York, United States
- Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States
- Madison County, Virginia, United States
- Monroe County, New York, United States
- Muscogee County, Georgia, United States
- Ontario County, New York, United States
- Richmond County, Georgia, United States
- Sumter County, Georgia, United States
- Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States
- Union County, Arkansas, United States
- Union Parish, Louisiana, United States
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- Research Provinces / States
- Alabama, United States
- Arkansas, United States
- California, United States
- District of Columbia, United States
- Georgia, United States
- Illinois, United States
- Louisiana, United States
- Massachusetts, United States
- Michigan, United States
- Mississippi, United States
- New Jersey, United States
- New York, United States
- North Carolina, United States
- Pennsylvania, United States
- South Carolina, United States
- Texas, United States
- Virginia, United States
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- Research Time Periods
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
Kenyatta D. Berry is the author of The Family Tree Toolkit and a Contributor to the groundbreaking "1619 Project" published by The New York Times. She was the 2019 Honorary Chair for Preservation Week and was named a "Newsmaker" in American Libraries magazine, a publication of the American Library Association. Kenyatta is an author, attorney, lecturer, podcast host, professional genealogist, and television personality. Her vast knowledge of African American Genealogy, Enslaved Ancestral Research, and DNA has made her an invaluable resource. She has been featured in Black Enterprise, Good Housekeeping, Spartan Magazine, Real Simple, Wall Street Journal, and Woman's World.
Kenyatta's TV Host job on Genealogy Roadshow (PBS) (which received over 1.5 million viewers per episode) is generating enormous buzz surrounding her insight, understanding, and expertise by colleagues, genealogy organizations, experts, media, and supporters alike. Kenyatta was featured on The Real (FOX), revealing the DNA results of the hosts in a segment entitled “Who Am I?” The videos of this segment have received over 9.5M views on YouTube.
As demand grows for people to learn more about their lineage, Kenyatta continues to innovate, transforming the world of Genealogy and making it accessible to the masses.
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- Degrees
- BA (General Business), JD (Internet Law)
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- Languages
- English
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- Testimonials
- "Kenyatta Berry gave an empowering and informational presentation for the Enoch Pratt Free Library that provided new resources for our customers to investigate as they explore their heritage."
- The Enoch Pratt Free Library
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- Publications
- The Family Tree Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy. New York: Skyhorse Publishing (2018)
Contact
- Business site: kenyattaberry.com/
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