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 ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
1. J. Cole
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2. Tracie Ellis Ross
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3. Drake
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4. Bob Marley
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5. Maya Rudolph
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6. Victor Cruz
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7. Rashida Jones
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8. Misty Copeland
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9. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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10. Wentworth Miller
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11. Paula Patton
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12. Meagan Good
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13. Jesse Williams
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14. The Rock
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15. Prince
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16. Lenny Kravitz
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17. Barack Obama
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18. Mariah Carey
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19. Lisa Bonet
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20. Halle Berry
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21. Jussie Smollett and Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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