Tracee Ellis Ross

January 30, 2016, 4:53 am

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Birth Name: Tracee Joy Silberstein

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: October 29, 1972

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*African-American (mother)

Tracee Ellis Ross is an American actress, model, comedian, producer, and television host. She is the daughter of American singer and actress Diana Ross and music business manager Robert Ellis Silberstein. Her maternal half-siblings are actors Rhonda Ross Kendrick and Evan Ross.

Tracee’s paternal grandparents were George Silberstein and Charlotte Lasky.

Tracee’s maternal grandparents were Fred Earl Ross (the son of John E. Ross and Ida Brice) and Ernestine Lillian Moten (the daughter of William Moten and Isabella Caldwell).

Sources: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com

Genealogy of Tracee Ellis Ross – http://www.geni.com

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Cam Newton

January 30, 2016, 4:57 am

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Birth Name: Cameron Jerrell Newton

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia

Date of Birth: May 11, 1989

Ethnicity: African-American

Cam Newton is an American football player. He plays quarterback. He is African-American.

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Dwyane Wade

January 30, 2016, 5:01 am

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Birth Name: Dwyane Tryone Wade, Jr.

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois

Date of Birth: January 17, 1982

Ethnicity: African-American

Dwyane Wade is an American professional basketball player. He plays for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball League (NBA). Dwayne is married to actress and model Gabrielle Union.

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Britne Oldford

January 31, 2016, 6:57 pm

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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: July 23, 1992

Ethnicity: African-American, Native American, Irish, English, French

Britne Oldford is a Canadian film and television actress. She is of African-American, Native American, Irish, English, and French ancestry.
http://americanhorrorstory.wikia.com/wiki/Britne_Oldford

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Dwight Howard

February 4, 2016, 5:38 pm

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Birth Name: Dwight David Howard

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia

Date of Birth: December 8, 1985

Ethnicity: African-American

Dwight Howard is an American professional basketball player. He plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. Dwight is the son of Sheryl and Dwight Howard, Sr., who are both African-American.

Source: http://www.biography.com

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Chris Bosh

February 7, 2016, 8:50 am

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Birth Name: Christopher Wesson Bosh

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas

Date of Birth: March 24, 1984

Ethnicity: African-American

Chris Bosh is an American professional basketball player. He plays for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Chris is the son of Freida Lynn (Wesson) and Noel Clayton Bosh, who are both African-American.

On his father’s side, Chris is the grandson of Jack Bosh and Aline Dibble.

Chris’s maternal grandparents were John R. Wesson and Gloria Jean Johnson (the daughter of Fred Johnson and Eliza).

Sources: http://worldredeye.com

Obituary of Chris’s maternal grandmother, Gloria Jean (Johnson) Wesson White – http://www.legacy.com

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Aretha Franklin

February 7, 2016, 9:28 am

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Birth Name: Aretha Louise Franklin

Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Date of Birth: March 25, 1942

Ethnicity: African-American

Aretha Franklin is an American singer, musician, and actress. She is the daughter of Barbara Vernice (Siggers), a gospel singer, and Clarence LaVaughn “C.L.” Franklin (born Walker), a baptist preacher and civil rights activist.

Aretha’s paternal grandparents were Willie Walker and Rachel Pittman (the daughter of Elijah J. Pittman and Willie Ann).

Sources: Genealogies of Aretha Franklin (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.wargs.com
http://www.geni.com

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LeToya Luckett

February 10, 2016, 6:39 am

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Birth Name: LeToya Nicole Luckett

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States

Date of Birth: March 11, 1981

Ethnicity: African-American

LeToya Luckett is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was an original member of the R&B group Destiny’s Child, with Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland. She is the daughter of Pamela Rochelle (Williams) and Darrell Edwin Luckett.

LeToya has stated that she is “mixed with Native American”. It is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented.

LeToya’s paternal grandmother is Louvella Marie Luckett.

On her mother’s side, LeToya is the granddaughter of Sammie Lee Williams and Alpha Joreen Basey (the daughter of Leon Basey and Verna Secrectt).

Sources: LeToya’s birth record – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of LeToya’s maternal grandmother, Alpha Joreen (Basey) Williams – http://www.legacy.com

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Drena De Niro

February 10, 2016, 6:01 pm

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Place of Birth: New York City, New York, US

Date of Birth: September 3, 1967

Ethnicity: unknown (father), Antiguan (mother)

Family Background: adoptive daughter of Robert De Niro

Drena’s mother is also described as “African-American, specifically a blend of English, American and Creole lineage”.

Source: https://books.google.it/

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LaTavia Roberson

February 11, 2016, 6:24 pm

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Birth Name: LaTavia Marie Roberson

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States

Date of Birth: November 1, 1981

Ethnicity: African-American

LaTavia Roberson is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as an original member of the R&B group Destiny’s Child, along with Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Letoya Luckett. She is the daughter of Cheryl Marie (Lastrap) and Terry Glenn Roberson.

LaTavia’s paternal grandparents are Fred Roberson and Lula Marie White.

LaTavia’s maternal grandparents are Whitney John Lastrap and Agnes Jane Goodie.

Sources: LaTavia’s birth record- https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of LaTavia’s parents – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of LaTavia’s father – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of LaTavia’s mother – https://familysearch.org

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Aaron Gordon

February 14, 2016, 6:46 am

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Birth Name: Aaron Addison Gordon

Place of Birth: San Jose, California

Date of Birth:  September 16, 1995

Ethnicity: African American, Osage, Welsh, Irish or Scottish

Aaron Davis is a professional basketball player of mixed race. His father Ed Gordon is African American with Osage Native American heritage while his mother Shelley Davis (daughter of Floyd Davis and Gale Griffith) is of Welsh and possibly Irish or Scottish heritage.

He mentioned in an interview that his paternal great great grandfather was a 7 foot tall Osage Native American. On his maternal side, his great grandparents were Mae Boyd and Nathan Davis.

Source:

Interview

Obituary of Aaron’s Maternal Grandfather

Natalie Nunn

February 14, 2016, 8:09 am

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Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA

Date of Birth: 26 December, 1984

Ethnicity: African-American, Brazilian, Mexican

Natalie Nunn is an American television personality. She was a castmate on the fourth season of Bad Girls Club in 2009-10, and subsequently appeared on seasons 5 and 6 of Bad Girls Club, as well as Hair Battle Spectacular.

Natalie is the daughter of Karen and Earl Nunn.

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James Harden

February 15, 2016, 9:13 am

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Birth Name: James Edward Harden, Jr.

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: August 26, 1989

Ethnicity: African-American

James Harden is an American professional basketball player. He plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. James is the son of Monja (Willis) and James Harden, Sr.

Source: http://www.eurweb.com

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Diandra Forrest

February 22, 2016, 7:54 am

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Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: October 22, 1989

Ethnicity: African-American

Diandra Forrest is an American fashion model. She is notable for being the first female model with albinism to be signed to a major modelling agency. She appeared in Beyoncé’s “Pretty Hurts” video, along with fellow albino model, Shaun Ross. She is African-American.

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Vanity

February 27, 2016, 10:49 am

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Birth Name: Denise Katrina Matthews

Date of Birth: January 4, 1959

Place of Birth: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: February 15, 2016

Place of Death: Fremont, California, United States

Ethnicity:
*African-American, Hawaiian, Native American (father)
*Polish, Jewish (mother)

Denise Katrina Matthews, better known as Vanity, was a Canadian singer, songwriter, model, actress, dancer, and Christian evangelist.

Denise was the daughter of Helga Senyk and James Levia Matthews.

Her father, an American from Wilmington, North Carolina, was black, and was said to be of African-American, Hawaiian, and Native American descent. Her mother, who is caucasian, is said to be of Polish and Jewish origin.

Source: Geni.com page for Vanity – http://www.geni.com

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Aja Naomi King

February 28, 2016, 8:04 pm

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Birth Name: Aja Naomi King

Place of Birth: Los Angeles ,CA

Date of Birth: January 11, 1985

Ethnicity: African-American

Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She began her career, appearing in guest-starring roles on television, and starred as Cassandra Kopelson in the short-lived The CW medical comedy-drama, Emily Owens, M.D. (2013-14). She was born in Los Angeles to African American parents.

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Nicole Beharie

March 1, 2016, 9:42 am

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Place of Birth: West Palm Beach, Forida

Date of Birth: January 3, 1985

Ethnicity: African-American, Afro-Caribbean

Nicole Beharie is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films American Violet, the drama Shame, and the bio sports drama 42. Since September 2013, she has starred in the Fox fantasy series Sleepy Hollow.

Nicole’s mother’s family is from the Caribbean (West Indian).

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Misty Copeland

March 1, 2016, 9:49 am

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Birth Name: Misty Danielle Copeland

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri

Date of Birth: September 10, 1982

Ethnicity:
*African-American, German (father)
*African-American, Italian (mother)

Misty Copeland is an American ballet dancer. In 2015, she became the first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre’s 75-year history.

She has stated:

I was aware of my race from a very young age. Not in a negative way. Coming from an interracial background, I think it is important to understand who you are. I know so many people of mixed race that have identity issues. My mother spoke of every side of my background with us kids. She also made it clear that even if you are half black, society is going to view you as black, period. My mother is half-black and half-Italian, my father is half-black and half-German. I grew up in California, which is very diverse.

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Teyana Taylor

March 2, 2016, 7:56 pm

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Birth Name: Teyana Taylor

Place of Birth: Harlem, New York

Date of Birth: December 10, 1990

Ethnicity: African-American and Afro-Trinidadian                                                                                                                          

Teyana Taylor is an American recording artist and actress from Harlem, New York.

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Kim Fields

March 2, 2016, 7:59 pm

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Birth Name: Kim Victoria Fields

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: May 12, 1969

Ethnicity:
*African-American (mother)
*unclear biological father

American actress, singer, and television director. She is known for her roles as Tootie Ramsey on The Facts of Life (1979–88), and as Regina “Regine” Hunter on the Living Single (1993–98). She is the daughter of actress/director Laverne “Chip” Fields. Her younger sister is actress Alexis Fields. Kim’s parents divorced when she was very young and the identity of her father is not publicly known.

Source: http://biography.com

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