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: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
1. Bob Marley
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
2. Lenny Kravitz
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
3. Barack Obama
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
4. Tracee Ellis Ross
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
5. Drake
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
6. Klay Thompson
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
7. J. Cole
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
8. Matt Barnes
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
9. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
10. Logic
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
11. James Blake
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
12. Nicole Ari Parker
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
13. Boris Kodjoe
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
14. Jesse Williams
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
15. Meagan Good
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
16. Paula Patton
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
17. Mariah Carey
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
18. Sade Adu
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
19. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
20. Maxwell
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
21. Lisa Bonet
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
22. Halle Berry
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
23. Misty Copeland
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
24. Jurnee Smollett and Jussie Smollett-Bell
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
25. Rashida Jones
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
26. Soledad O’ Brien
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
27. Victor Cruz
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
28. Prince
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
29. Maya Rudolph
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American was originally published on globalgrind.com
