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
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
