Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date of Birth: March 1, 1966
Ethnicity: African-American, some Cajun/French
Don Lemon is an American journalist and television news anchor. He hosts the show CNN Tonight.
Don’s parents are both black. One of his great-grandfathers was white. A DNA test stated that he has roots in Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Congo.
Don’s maternal grandparents are Frank Bouligney and Mary H. (the daughter of Harry Rivault and Catherine Jackson). Harry was white, the son of Charles Bertrand Rivault, who was French, and of Marie Antoinette Ferbos, who was of Cajun (French) descent. Catherine was the daughter of Henrietta Jackson.
Source: Family history of Don’s mother’s side – http://blogs.ancestry.com
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