Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: May 17, 1976
Eye Color: Light Brown
Hair Type/Color: Dark brown or Black
Ethnicity: African American
Rochelle Aytes is an American actress. She is of African American descent.
Many sites claim she is part Irish but this has not been confirmed.
The surname “Aytes” is of English origin.
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Birth Name: Charles Michael Davis
Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio
Date of Birth: December 1st, 1984
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Low Cut, Black
Ethnicity: African American and Filipino
Family info: His father is from Kentucky and his mother is from Manila.
He is known for his role as Marcel from the TV show, The Originals.
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Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: December 7, 1965
Ethnicity: African-American
Jeffrey Wright is an American film, television and stage actor.
“Quite possibly the most underrated and underexposed actor of his caliber and generation” [Imdb.com]
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Birth Name: Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
Place of Birth: Queensbridge, Queens, New York, United States
Date of Birth: September 14, 1973
Ethnicity: African-American
Nas was born to Olu Dara and Ann Jones. His father Olu was a Jazz musician who converted to Islam. Olu was born Charles Jones but changed his name to Olu Dara which in Yoruba means “God is Good”.
Nas is well known as an influential hip hop artist who with his debut album Illmatic in 1994 was billed as the second coming of Rakim. Known for his lyrical ability and distinctive flow, Nas is highly rated in underground and mainstream circles.
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Birth Name: James Todd Smith
Place of Birth: Bay Shore, New York, United States
Date of Birth: January 14, 1968
Ethnicity: African-American, Afro-Barbadian
LL Cool J is an American hip hop MC and actor. He was born to James and Ondrea Smith. Some of his family is from Barbados.
LL’s maternal grandparents were Eugene Griffith and Ellen. Eugene’s parents were from Barbados.
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Birth Name:Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr.
Place of Birth: Hollis, Queens, New York City
Date of Birth:June 26, 1970
Ethnicity:African American, Dominican
Family info:Irv was born in New York and is of African American and Dominican descent
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irv_Gotti
Birth Name: Tracie Nicole Thoms
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland
Date of Birth: August 19, 1975
Ethnicity: African-American
Tracie Thoms is an American actress.
Tracie’s paternal grandparents were McKinley Thoms (the son of Joe Thoms) and Henrietta Austin.
Tracie’s maternal grandparents are ? Davis and Ida.
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Date of Birth: 20 December 1980
Place of Birth: Stepney, London, England
Ethnicity: Afro-Bajan, African American (father); English (mother)
Family info: Ashley Cole is an English footballer who is the 5th most capped English player ever (107 caps). He was married to popstar Cheryl Cole (born Cheryl Tweedy).
Cole’s father, Ron Callender, is from Barbados. He left the family after seven years of marriage and later moved to Australia. Cole and his younger brother Matthew were brought up by their mother Sue Cole, who is English.
Cole is a distant relative of American singer Mariah Carey.
Mariah said: “It’s fascinating. My grandmother was a Cole before she married and it turns out she comes from the same area of Alabama as his (Ashley’s) ancestors”.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Cole
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/16328/I-prayed-for-Nat-King-Cole-I-got-Ashley-instead
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Birth Name: Lauryn Hill
Place of Birth: East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Date of Birth: May 26, 1975
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Black/curly
Ethnicity: African-American
Family info: Lauryn Hill was born to Valerie and Mal Hill of a middle-class family in New Jersey.
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Birth Name: Benjamin Solomon Carson
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan
Date of Birth: September 18, 1951
Ethnicity: African-American
Ben Carson is an American author and retired neurosurgeon. His parents, Sonya (Copeland) and Robert Solomon Carson, were both African-American.
Ben’s maternal grandfather was John Martin Copeland (the son of John H. Copeland and Indiana Ash). Indiana was the daughter of Thomas Ash and Millie. The 1870 U.S. Census lists a man named James Ash living near Indiana’s household, who was possibly her grandfather. James is then-listed as being 100 years old, and as having been born in Africa (c. 1770).
Ben’s maternal grandmother was Ruby Stanley (the daughter of Coleman Stanley and Lucy Smith). Lucy was the daughter of Green Smith and Emily.
A DNA test performed by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s series African-American Lives (2006) stated that Ben is of 80% African and 20% European ancestry.
Source: Family background on Ben Carson – http://www.theroot.com
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Birth Name: Robert Sylvester Kelly
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Birth: January 8, 1967
Ethnicity: African-American
The American singer is of African American heritage.
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Birth Name: Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Place of Birth: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Date of Birth: February 24, 1977
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: black curly
Ethnicity: African-American
The American boxer was born to an African American family.
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Birth Name: Brian Joseph White
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: April 21, 1975
Ethnicity: African-American
Brian J. White is an American actor. He is the son of Estelle (Bowser), a financial advisor, and Jo Jo White, a basketball player and executive.
Brian’s maternal grandparents were Santa Newton Bowser (the son of Ellsworth Bowser and Martha Chanel) and Pearl Estelle Lewis (the daughter of Jefferson R. Lewis and Sarah C. Cratie).
Source: Obituary of Brian’s maternal grandmother, Pearl Estelle Lewis-Bowser – http://www2.ljworld.com
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Birth Name: William Ray Norwood Jr.
Place of Birth: McComb, Mississippi, United States
Date of Birth: January 17, 1981
Ethnicity: African-American
Ray J is an American singer and actor. He is a brother of singer/actress Brandy Norwood.
Ray’s paternal grandmother is Cecil.
Ray’s maternal grandfather is Fred Bates.
Birth Name: Lawrence Julius Taylor
Place of Birth: Williamsburg, VA
Date of Birth: February 4, 1959
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Brown
Ethnicity: African American
Family info: Lawrence Taylor was a former NFL player for the New York Giants. He is in the HOF and is one of the best Linebackers to ever play the game.
Birth Name: Lloyd Polite, Jr.
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Date of Birth: January 3, 1986
Ethnicity: African-American, Louisiana Creole
Lloyd is an American R&B singer.
Birth Name: Valerie June Bowman
Place of Birth: Shiraz, Iran
Date of Birth: November 14, 1956
Ethnicity: African American, smaller amounts of Creole (French and African), Scottish, and Native American
Valerie Jarrett is an American civic leader and political advisor. She was born in Shiraz, Iran, to American parents, James E. Bowman (James Edward Bowman), a physician, and Barbara (Taylor) Bowman, an early childhood education expert/advocate, author, and professor.
Valerie’s parents were/are both black. In the program Finding Your Roots, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. it was found, through both DNA testing and genealogical research, that she also has smaller amounts of Creole (French and African), Scottish, and Native American heritage.
Valerie had once stated that one of her great-grandfathers was Jewish. No Jewish ancestry has evidently been documented for Valerie Jarrett, and none of her great-grandfathers were Jewish (at least in the traditional sense).
Valerie’s paternal grandparents were James Edward Bowman (the son of William Henry Bowman and Mary E.) and Dorothy Peterson (the daughter of George Lee Peterson and Mildred Waddy).
Valerie’s maternal grandparents were Robert Rochon Taylor (the son of Robert Robinson Taylor and Beatrice Rochon) and Laura Dorothy Vaughn Jennings (the daughter of Neros Jennings and Laura Smith).
Sources: Genealogies of Valerie Jarrett – http://www.geni.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, United States
Date of Birth: December 29, 1974
Ethnicity: African-American
Mekhi Phifer is an American actor. He was born in Harlem, to Rhoda Phifer.
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Place of Birth: probably Phoenix, Arizona
Date of Birth: July 16, 1991
Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*European (mother)
Alexandra Shipp is an American actress. Her father is black and her mother is white.
A picture of Alexandra and her mother can be seen here.
Alexandra’s maternal grandmother was Linda Bell Jones.
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Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama
Date of Birth: November 14, 1954
Ethnicity: African-American, some English
Condoleezza Rice was the first African-American woman, and the second African-American, to become Secretary of State (she was appointed by president George W. Bush). Condoleezza is the daughter of Angelena (Ray) and John Wesley Rice, Jr., a minister.
Condoleezza’s parents were both black. A DNA test by the show “Finding Your Roots” stated that she is of 51% African, 40% European, and 9% Native American descent, although another test listed her as 0% Native American.
Condoleezza’s paternal grandparents were John Wesley Rice (the son of John Wesley Rice and Julia Head) and Theresa Hardnett (the daughter of Sylvester Hardnett and Cora). Julia was believed to be the daughter of Burr Woodward Head, a white plantation owner, who had English ancestry, and of his black slave.
Condoleezza’s maternal grandparents were Albert Robinson Ray III (the son of Albert Ray and Angeline) and Mattie Lula Parham (the daughter of Walter Parham and Emma).
Source: Genealogy of Condoleezza Rice – http://www.wargs.com
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