Birth Name:
Robert Nesta Marley
Birth Place:
Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
Ethnicity:
English Jamaican and Afro Jamaican
The legendary Jamaican singer/songwriter was born to an English Jamaican father and a Black Jamaican mother. This was stated on his biography, The Words and Music of Bob Marley. As a youth he was a target of racial prejudice because of his mixed ancestry.
He was quoted saying “Me don’t dip on the black man’s side nor the white man’s side. Me dip on God’s side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.”
Source:
http://www.intermix.org.uk/icons/icons_03_marley.asp
Celebrities sharing the same heritage:
He’s a great singer.
No woman, no cry!
The People That Say That White People Get Mad When They See Black And White Couple Together Is True. But Also, Black People Get Mad When They See Black And White Couple Too! I’m Black, My Family Is Black And They Told Me That I Should Marry A Black Woman, Because A White Family, Asian Family, Indian Family etc. Won’t Accept Me! But I Don’t Believe Them Because I Live In Canada And I Have Never Experience Racism, And I Grew Up With White, Black, Indian, Asian etc. They Never Treated Different Unless They Were Have A Racial Joke Like
“We Need To Be Alone, Just The Chinese People” Lol! But No One Of Any Race Excluded Me!
And I Think Bob Marley Self Identify Himself As A Black Man Because Of Some Of His Songs: “Black Survivor”, “Babylon System”, and “Blackman Redemption” Where He Sings About The Struggles Of Blacks And Africans Against Oppression From The West Or “Babylon”.
Got That Info From Wikipedia!
yes….the posted info on marley is INcorrect…his mother obviously was a black jamaican woman..but his father was actually a white english military man that did go back to england…ive known that since reading his biography at age twelve..kinda a shame that with the internet now..it shouldve been real easy to check that info before u posted it as facts
people were im from dont hate on the ” Black woman White man scenario ”
they think its great, and ive never heard of people hating on that and if they did thats terrible
your welcome Ethnic :)
Fia who are you to say what is defined as Black you can’t just make up stuff… I hate when people say things like that such as if you have a drop of black blood in your system your considered as black cause if that was the case then EVERYONE is black… Halle Berry came from a white womans womb is she white? is Barack Obama? Alicia Keys? ……..open your mind there is not just BLACK and WHITE
Tama, thanks for the comment. Ill look into his father’s background.
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I think his father is was English not Jamaican I think he went back to England and left his mother in Jamaica after marrying her….my mother is Jamaican and my father is English and they have been married for 32 years :)!!!!! yeah white girls do hate on the Black woman White man scenario …. one love like Bob said “lets get together and feel all right”
actully u take ur dads blood and he mix cuz if he wasent it wouldent ay it everyone as sumthan in them kuz their ancesters im puertorican dominican hawiann black white japanee and indian
Bob Marley Is Black, To Be Black Is To Be Born Of The Black Woman’s Womb.
I you say that, I think some Black guys get jealous when White guys get with Black girls.
they shouldnt be tho cause some black guys are the first to say they would never date a black girl…wat are we supposed to do…we have feelings and need love too like every other race…black girls should start really dating asians too!
i am very white skin and i only date dark girl because i like mixed baby and some white girls get jalous when iam with a dark girl or black girl
that why too the black guy see that sothey go for the light skinned one to because of that shame on you ppl.
iam white and african haitian and i haed that white ppl get very jalous when a black with a white guy jaloussssssssss
white ppl just jalous his mom is black ,specialy white girls they r so jalous when a white guy married to a black girl
im half Jamaican half white we are a beautiful mix :)
Alicia Keys is also half Jamaican half white and So is MYA. They are both gorgeous.
jamaican = NATIONALITY; white = ETHNICITY…WTF