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Birth Name:
Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas
Birth Place:
Glen Cove New York, USA
Birth Date:
October 13, 1980
Ethnicity:
African American
The singer/actress’s real name is Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas and is an African American. In interviews she has been quoted to say “I’m just black” when asked about her ethnicity.
Some sites have claimed that she is also of Dominican and Chinese descent, but these claims have not been verified.
Ashanti is also the name of a major ethnic group in the African nation of Ghana where the mother line is of enormous importance. The singer was named after this ethnic group by her mother.
Source:
http://ashanti.celebden.com/?cat=7
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i havent heard that either
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Wiki says Mixed 73%, White 16%, Black 11%.
most websites dont say she has an African American (father) and Mother (Jamaican)
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It may be important to note that 73 percent of the population of the Dominican Republic is of mixed race, primarily a mix of black and white.
No there not, I been to Dominican, there two Dominican one is French and one is Spainish both islands are 98% African. The smaller island, is best the people are not self hatering fools like the big island.
Ashanti parents are African American (father) and Mother (Jamaican)
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exactly, in the bigger one there are all self haters. if you go there at least 60% is black. i dont believe wiki anyone cant change those facts.
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thanks!=)
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nice pic!
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you guys are too funny=)…im black ,filipino and dominican…….im black too..no matter what ethnicity i may be or if i dont look all black….its how i was raised and how i developed culturally from my surroundings…..im black…i would post a pic but…well heres a half of one lol
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=666366406&ref=name
..so if ashanti was raised that way then that would be why she credits herself by ‘saying’ shes black.
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my 2nd cuzin is dominican and her mother and father is black. She’s Black like she said.Not all dominicans are latino/hispanic. what are americans?…{im being sarcastic}yahl kno some dumb people…lol
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you are so dumb! you call yourself tryna correct someone…lol. O.k im black,so if i decide to,or if i live in mexico im mexican? dumb ass she’s black and so is her mom! Thats why she say’s she is Black!
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are you stupid? Ashanti’s mom is mostly of hispanic desent; which makes her, what? {Get this} HISPANIC! Doesn’t matter what she may look because hispanic isn’t a race anyway. Gosh, your are a frickin idiot. And how did the country of Dominica come up? It wasn’t mentioned no where in the article–stay on topic!!
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dominica is an african carribean country and the dominican republic is hispanic – theres a difference. ashanti’s mother is fully black.
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