Aaliyah

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Birth Name:

Aaliyah Dana Haughton

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Date of Birth:

January 16, 1979(1979-01-16)

What Race or Ethnicity:

African American with distant Native American ancestry

The American R&B singer was of African American descent. This was confirmed in an interview with Emil Wilbekin, the editor-in-chief of Vibe Magazine, who followed Aaliyah’s incredible career. Her name in Swahili means “Highest, Most Exalted, The Best”.

It was written in a biography called Aaliyah Remembered by Sutherland, 2005 that Aaliyah is partly of Native American ancestry.

Source:

  1. http://archives.cnn.com/2001/COMMUNITY/08/27/welbekin.cnna/index.html
  2. Sutherland, William (2005). Aaliyah Remembered. Trafford Publishing.

Celebs with similar ethnicity:

  1. Amil
  2. Queen Latifah
  3. Ronnie Spector
  4. Langston Hughes
  5. Tina Turner
  6. Jhene
  7. Ludacris
  8. George Lopez
  9. Snoop Dogg
  10. Oprah Winfrey
  11. Dorothy Dandridge
  12. Tyra Banks
  13. Vivica Fox
  14. Blu Cantrell
  15. Janet Jackson

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Bilal September 23, 2009 at 8:59 am

well im Black Seminole byway of Gullah. My people escaped with the Seminoles to Texas and Ok. Thats right i recognise my culture so thats way the racist shit doesnt bother me like da asshole up top. he/she prolly dark as hell lol.

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payton September 19, 2009 at 10:28 am

NA and Proud, go suck ur fathers dick bitch!!!

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Kenny September 17, 2009 at 12:15 am

Cherokee is a huge tribe. It wouldn’t be a surprise if they were telling the truth

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Anonymous September 7, 2009 at 4:51 pm

every time someone wants to claim they’re indian they say they’re “cherokee”

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prinia September 1, 2009 at 1:39 pm

We all Bleed Red;-) Any race mixed with Black is Love :-D. BLACK BRINGS OUT THE BEAUTY AND LIKE IT OR NOT MIXED RACES ARE A GOOD LOOK. I HAVE NOT EVER SEEN A BAD LOOKING MIXED PACED PERSON. NOT REALLY IMPORTANT BUT i just talkin real talk I have a mixed heritage.

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Creole Kid July 28, 2009 at 3:50 pm

This is for Native American and proud. I’m a Creole kid. I’m Native American, black, french, and Italian. Just to let you know most black people are mixed with Native American, because all we had were each other when it came to fighting the white man. You need to lose that racist attitude, because one day its gon come back and bite you in the ass. You don’t have to believe aaliyah is Native American, but remember dumbass that these are real facts, and aren’t just thrown up. I’m sure her family knows what the hell they are. How can you tell them what they are, and you have never met them.

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T babii July 25, 2009 at 10:17 am

so little “Native American and proud”
have that for thought…. :) lol!
i love and miss you aaliyah! RIP

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T babii July 25, 2009 at 10:14 am

it’s alrite…im black and filipino..
it’s the black that makes any mixed person w/black look better!!

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dimaris July 18, 2009 at 6:52 am

i miss you so much aaliyah. you will always be my idol. love ya

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supernerdy June 19, 2009 at 4:21 pm

WAT THE HELL IS WRONG WIT AFRO PEOPLE
YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO STOP BEING RACIST
PEOPLE R STILL RACIST AGAINST OBAMA
BUT STUPID PEOPLE FAIL TO REALIZE THAT HIS MOM IS WHITE
GOD PEOPLE WILL AMERICA EVER STOP BEING RACIST
JUST TO LET EVRYONE KNOW EVERYONE THAT EXIST ON THIS EARTH WAS FROM AFRICA
LIKE IT OR NOT
AMERICAN PEOPLE R SO SELFISH
I HAVE FRIENDS THAT R WHITE AND THEY EVEN DISRIMINATE THEIR OWNSELVES IN FRONT OF MY FACE > THATS A DAMN SHAME

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