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. Alicia Keys

6. Drake

7. Klay Thompson

8. J. Cole

9. Matt Barnes

10. Blake Griffin

11. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

12. Logic

13. James Blake

14. Nicole Ari Parker

15. Boris Kodjoe

16. Jesse Williams

17. Meagan Good

18. Paula Patton

19. Wentworth Miller

20. Mariah Carey

21. Sade Adu

22. Gugu Mbatha-Raw

23. Maxwell

24. Lisa Bonet

25. Halle Berry

26. Misty Copeland

27. Jurnee Smollett and Jussie Smollett-Bell

28. Rashida Jones

29. Soledad O’ Brien

30. Victor Cruz

31. Prince

32. Maya Rudolph