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  • WHY MAAGI?
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      • 2026 - ALL TRACKS
      • Track 1A: Fundamental Methods and Strategies for Genealogical Research
      • Track 1B: Methods and Strategies for Slavery Era Research
      • Track 2: Genetic Genealogy in Action: Applied DNA for African American Family History
      • Track 3: Freedmen of the Five Tribes
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MAAGI Faculty

Meet your instructors.


Toni Carrier, Anthropologist, Ethnographer, Genealogist
Terry Ligon, Genealogical Researcher
Dr. Janice Lovelace, B.A., Ph.D., Professional Genealogist, Lecturer
Shelley Murphy, B.S., M.A, D.M., Professor, Scholar, Writer
Shelley Murphy, B.S., M.A, D.M., Professor, Scholar, Writer
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, Attorney, Genealogist, Blogger
Nicka Sewell-Smith, B.A., Professional Genealogist; Host, BlackProGen LIVE
Angela Walton-Raji, B.A., M.Ed., Author, Lecturer, Genealogy Podcaster
Vicki R. McGill, Genealogical Researcher
Renate Yarborough Sanders, Genealogical Researcher
Ric Murphy, Author
Bernice Alexander Bennett, B.S., MPH
Bernice Alexander Bennett, B.S., MPH
Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson
Jerome V. Spears, B.A., M.A.
Melvin J. Collier
Shannon Combs-Bennett QG, MSc, FSAScot
Tammy Ozier
Emma MacBeath
Orice Jenkins
Orice Jenkins

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