Black & Proud: 32 Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As African-American

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.

1. Bob Marley

2. Lenny Kravitz

3. Barack Obama

4. Tracee Ellis Ross

5. Drake

6. Klay Thompson

7. Matt Barnes

8. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

9. Logic

10. James Blake

11. Nicole Ari Parker

12. Boris Kodjoe

13. Jesse Williams

14. Meagan Good

15. Paula Patton

16. Mariah Carey

17. Sade Adu

18. Gugu Mbatha-Raw

19. Maxwell

20. Lisa Bonet

21. Halle Berry

22. Misty Copeland

23. Jurnee Smollett and Jussie Smollett-Bell

24. Rashida Jones

25. Soledad O’ Brien

26. Victor Cruz

27. Prince

28. Maya Rudolph