Taye Diggs caused a social media firestorm when he revealed he didn’t want his biracial son to identify solely as Black. But in reality, there are a host of mixed celebrities who are absolutely comfortable with their identity, and proudly celebrate their melting pot backgrounds.
As America 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 Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
1. Bob Marley
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
2. Lenny Kravitz
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
3. Barack Obama
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
4. Tracee Ellis Ross
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
5. Alicia Keys
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
6. Drake
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
7. Klay Thompson
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
8. J. Cole
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
9. Matt Barnes
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
10. Blake Griffin
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
11. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
12. Logic
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
13. James Blake
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
14. Nicole Ari Parker
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
15. Boris Kodjoe
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
16. Jesse Williams
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
17. Meagan Good
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
18. Paula Patton
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
19. Wentworth Miller
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
20. Mariah Carey
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
21. Sade Adu
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
22. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
23. Maxwell
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
24. Lisa Bonet
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
25. Halle Berry
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
26. Misty Copeland
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
27. Jurnee Smollett and Jussie Smollett-Bell
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
28. Rashida Jones
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
29. Soledad O’ Brien
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
30. Victor Cruz
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
31. Prince
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
32. Maya Rudolph
Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
