Taye Diggs caused a social media firestorm when he revealed he didn’t want his biracial son to identify solely as African-American. But in reality, there are a host of mixed celebrities who are absolutely comfortable with their African-American identity, and proudly celebrate their melting pot backgrounds.
As American continues to brown, here’s a gallery of celebrities who are proud to represent their Blackness fully.
Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
1. J. Cole
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
2. Tracie Ellis Ross
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
3. Drake
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
4. Bob Marley
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5. Maya Rudolph
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6. Victor Cruz
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
7. Rashida Jones
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
8. Misty Copeland
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
9. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
10. Wentworth Miller
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
11. Paula Patton
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
12. Meagan Good
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
13. Jesse Williams
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
14. The Rock
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
15. Prince
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
16. Lenny Kravitz
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
17. Barack Obama
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
18. Mariah Carey
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
19. Lisa Bonet
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
20. Halle Berry
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
21. Jussie Smollett and Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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Black & Proud: 21 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
