Genealogists' Council Member
Kenyatta D. Berry is a Contributor to the groundbreaking “1619 Project” published by the New York Times. She is the author of The Family Tree Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy (Skyhorse Publishing, 2018). She is the Past President of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG). In 2023, APG awarded the first Kenyatta D. Berry African American Research Scholarship. Kenyatta was the 2019 Honorary Chair for Preservation Week and was recently named a “Newsmaker” in American Libraries magazine, a publication of the American Library Association.
She is an Author, Attorney, Lecturer, Professional Genealogist, and Television Personality with an illustrious career spanning over 20 years of in-depth genealogical research and historical content in Genealogy. Kenyatta’s vast knowledge of African American Genealogy, Enslaved Ancestral Research, and DNA has made her an invaluable “go-to” source from her features in publications such as 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) generated 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 11.5M views on YouTube. Kenyatta was featured as a genealogist in Revealed (HGTV) and in the documentary Stand (Showtime).