History
This Hawaiian born man became the 44th president of the United States of America
Barack Obama: Kenyan & English
By this year, 20% of the U.S. population is predicted to identify as multiracial
2050
This actor and activist played Psylocke in X-Men: Apocolypse and was a correspondent on the Daily Show.
Olivia Munn: Chinese, German, & Irish
A person identifies themselves in a racial or ethnic group and their physical appearance present's them in the dominate racial or ethnic group
Passing
This music artist is iconic for her whistle tones and a song where she claims that she only wants YOU for Christmas.
Mariah Carey: Black & Venezuelan
This clothing line owner features a Siamese cat for her brand that originally launched in the 2000s and relaunched this past year
Kimora Lee Simmons: Black & Korea
According to the U.S. Census, these are the TWO most populated combinations of biracial individuals in our country.
Black/White & Asian/White
This actress starred in The Cosby Show and has acted in 8 films and 15 tv shows.
Lisa Bonet: African American and Jewish
This is the process of shifting from one linguistic code (language or dialect) to another, depending on the social context or conversational setting
Code-switching
This music artist, singer, and songwriter, has been awarded 15 Grammy's
Alicia Keys: African American, English, Irish Scottish
This beautiful woman won the title of Miss America 1984 becoming the first person of African descent to win the pageant
Vanessa Williams: Ghanian, British Isles, Cameroon, Finnish, Southern European, Togo, Benin, Senegal, & Portuguese
Until this year, the U.S. Census Bureau only allowed individuals to check on category declaring racial identity
2000
These twin sisters were debuted as a pair leading in their own show on ABC and The WB, and now they have their own careers with a cooking show and a talk show known as "The Real"
Tia & Tamera Mowry: Black, Afro-Bahamian & English
This is the act of romanticizing elements of something, such as culture, that is foreign to oneself. This is also used to describe "racially ambiguous" individuals
Exotic/Exoticism/Exoticization
This 23-year-old piano prodigy and singer-songwriter has 10 Grammy nominations and 2 wins, including “Best R&B Performance” for her song “Best Part” with Daniel Caesar
H.E.R. Filipina & Black
This woman is one of the 5 original supermodels of the world that began her big break in the mid 1980s and just received the "Fashion Icon Award" at the 2019 British Fashion Awards
Naomi Campbell: Afro-Chinese, Jamaican, & British
This U.S. state is not only known for its beaches, but also for holding the largest population of multiracial citizens
Hawaii (24.1%)
This actor got their s as Natasha Kingsley in The Sun Is Also a Star and is know plays Zoe Johnson
Yara Shahidi: Iranian, African American, and Choctaw heritage
This term was used to describe individuals who were Black and White during the slavery period and were known as "House Slaves"
Mulatto
This music artist and producer, known for his melodic rapping with his debut single “Day n’ Nite,” spoke openly about his mental health in 2018
Kid Cudi: Black & Mexican-Native American
Rumored to be the first British royalty of African-descent, this woman traded her LA sun for British rain when she married Prince Harry in 2018.
Meghan Markle or Meghan, Duchess of Sussex: Black, Irish, and Dutch
In what year was interracial marriage legalized in the United States and was the plot of the movie "Loving."
1967 Loving vs Virgina
With a legendary diva as a mother, this actress has been in the business since her hit show "Girlfriends" and continues to play leading roles in shows like "Black-ish" and "Mixed-ish."
Tracee Ellis-Ross: Black, White, & Jewish
A psychological pattern when an individual doubts their belonging to a group and has an internalized fear of being exposed as a fake
Imposter Syndrome
This music artist, singer, and songwriter has been awarded 4 Grammy's
Sade: Nigerian & British