Paula D. Royster, left, and Sandra Brownlee discuss the results of an exploration into Brownlee’s lineage last Saturday at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. Brownlee was one of several Richmond area residents whose ancestry was researched as part of “Reclaiming Our Time,”,an ongoing project to reveal the histories and DNA ancestry of participants, with a major focus on Richmond’s public housing communities.
The event also included a three-person drum circle and ceremonial weddings for ancestors whose marriages went unrecognized by law.
