Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American

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.

1. Bob Marley

2. Lenny Kravitz

3. Barack Obama

4. Tracee Ellis Ross

5. Drake

6. Klay Thompson

7. J. Cole

8. Matt Barnes

9. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

10. Logic

11. James Blake

12. Nicole Ari Parker

13. Boris Kodjoe

14. Jesse Williams

15. Meagan Good

16. Paula Patton

17. Mariah Carey

18. Sade Adu

19. Gugu Mbatha-Raw

20. Maxwell

21. Lisa Bonet

22. Halle Berry

23. Misty Copeland

24. Jurnee Smollett and Jussie Smollett-Bell

25. Rashida Jones

26. Soledad O’ Brien

27. Victor Cruz

28. Prince

29. Maya Rudolph