Birth Name: Delonte Maurice West
Birth Place: Washington, DC, U.S.A
Date of Birth: July 26, 1983
Race or Ethnicity: African American
The professional NBA player is said to be of African American descent with reports that his mother is a dark African American woman while his father is a light skinned Black man. He is said to be the lightest in his family with his brother’s being of darker complexion.
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Looks never tell the whole story. Skin tones can skip around inside an immediate family. He isn’t just black and if you need proof try to find his look alike in any part of africa.
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West is part Native American, apparently Piscataway Indian.
http://ascreamingcomesacrossthecourt.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/the-nba-and-ethnicity-the-race-of-each-team/
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Melo is half Black & rican, but LaLa is 100% rican but there son looks 100% Black
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