At the closing ceremonies of the 2nd Annual Black Doctoral Network Conference in Philadelphia, PA, Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal was given DNA tests by Dr. Rick Kittles, co-founder of of African Ancestry, the world leader in tracing maternal and paternal lineages of African descent. Results of Professor Neal’s DNA testing with be revealed in an episode of Left of Black in the Spring of 2015.

Dr. Kittles, a geneticist by training with a focus on Prostate Cancer, is Director of the Center for Population Genetics and a Professor of Public Health and Surgery at the University of Arizona.

Left of Black is produced in collaboration with The John Hope Franklin Center and in conjunction with the Center for Arts, Digital Culture and Entrepreneurship (CADCE), directed by Professor Neal, at Duke University.