Dwight Powell

Birth Name: Dwight Harlan Powell

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: July 20, 1991

Ethnicity:
*father – possibly Welsh
*mother – African-Jamaican

Dwight Powell is a Canadian professional basketball player. He plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Dwight is the son of Jacqueline Weir and Harlan Powell. His father is a white Canadian. The name Powell is Welsh. His mother, who was black, was born in Jamaica, West Indies.

Dwight’s maternal grandfather is named Rupert Weir.

Dwight’s maternal grandmother is named Daphne Davis.

Source: Obituary of Dwight’s mother – http://robinsonfuneralhome.tributes.com