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Birth Name: Janet Damita Jo Jackson
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana
Date of Birth: May 16, 1966
Race or Ethnicity: African American
Born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians. Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, Jackson is ranked as one of the best-selling artists in the history of contemporary music.
Her Father (Joe Jackson) Stated That His Great Grandpa Was Cherokee, And His Great Grandma Was 75% Native American. He Also Stated That A Great Grandma Of His Was 1/2 White, 1/2 Black.
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Some mixed people (which is rare) look either totally black, white, asian and so forth. Like Kimora, she looks totally Asian. I would classify her as Asian, because if she was in a group with Full blooded Asian you could not tell if she was mixed. And that is how the world really looks at it, plain and simple. Just like President Obama, he looks totally Black, and he knows it. So it would be stupid for him to run around talking about I am mixed. He has the sense to know how the world sees him, and it is not about denying one side over the other
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Obama does NOT look totally black. I have no idea why people say that. It’s 100% obvious to anyone in the world just by looking at him that he is of mixed ethnicity. Lenny kravitz and Bob marley look blacker than Obama, and they two are mixed race
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I already knew that Janet an her siblings were mixed with some Indian and a little white. I have always known that, but it was never stated on the internet or tv. I am a true believer of Black Indians, because I am. I honestly thought that Catherin was part indian and Joseph was part white, but it doesnt really matter. I am glad to finally know. I love this website!!!!
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I always wondered what janets ethnic background was I consider the Jackson family as black but can tell the Jackson family have some mixed heriatage through their high cheekbones a trait of cheroke indians and you can also tell by their eyes and natural baby hair
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Fianlly! Someone acknowlegdes the mixture in the Jacksons! Thank you ethnic for this. I really don’t understand why people have a problem accepting that the Jacksons’ are very mixed ethnically; they are not pure black as paople want to think. They are mixed with white ancestry, Native American Ancestry, African Ancestry and I think Chinese Ancestry too! Its not like they’re straight from Africa, They’re African American and its fact that african americans are not pure black, due to slavery, alot of mixes have occured. Oh, and it also means that michael is not pue black either! Just look at Latoya Jackson! How do you explain her highly fair colour?! Just Sayin’…
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Sound like African American to me
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the Jacksons dad is lying you know he brainwashed all them kids to thinking they were really white thats why they went and did that to their faces including him. He use to be black as hell and now he aint even 25% black, get real- no wonder his kids hate they skin color.
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It’s called skin bleaching, Who the hell doesnt know the Jacksons are black wow I guess know ones white any more and know ones black anymore, so there is no need from this website.
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I meant to say no one sorry, guess this site is make me go crazy
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According to the people on this site, there is no such thing as a black or white person. If you are not “full white” or “full black,” meaning EVERY, SINGLE, ONE OF YOUR LAST ANCESTORS were white or black, you are not white or black, which is impossible, by the way! They encourage the “one drop rule” so that everyone will claim that they are mixed. They say race does not matter yet they try to instill a racist ideology.
Pathetic.
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yea but lets face it if they tried to fit in with Europeans or natives they wouldn’t fit in. Everything about them screams black. My great grandfather was white on my father side and my grandfather on my mother side is half indian but when you see me you will only see black. Everyone is mix there are white people that have far far black ancestry or another mix of race but they still consider themselves white, i’m pretty sure there are brown people that have some sort of mixture far far back in their ancestry but at the end of the day they say their brown. I find it foolish that black people think thier mix because there was a mixture far far back in their ancestry we are the only ones who act that way.
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letoya is light because of the makeup she puts on, i saw an old pic of her with janet and i thought she was very pale and was shocked to see how pale she was next to janet. Their was an up close pic of her in the same event and you could tell she was wearing a way lighter foundation than her skin tone and you could see her real skin tone around her hairline and other areas of her face. If you want to see yourself look at this link and stroll down you’ll see other pics, i believe the pictures speak for itself.
http://bestofmichaeljackson.jclondon.com/2010/02/07/photo-find-janet-and-latoya-jackson-at-the-12th-annual-american-music-awards/
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they aint no chinese they probably a bit white and native american but we all know they mostly black
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All of the Jacksons are black. If there is a mix it is from slavery times but in that case AA are all mixed. There is no immediate mix. Katherine is black. Joe is black. Janet is black.
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thank you thats what im sayin
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Mari! Sorry, but you don’t read too well and you get an “F” for comprehension! Now didn’t you just read what they said MJ and his roots were! Mmmmm! Who the heck are you to restate his history????? It’s very clear that his makeup is as diverse as most African-Americans are! The worst thing they could have come up with is that one drop rule! Didn’t make sense at inception and damn sure doesn’t make sense now! Man I tell you, introduce people to ignorance and they are off an running! All I can say is let it go folks!!!!
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This is the best response I’ve heard yet. To elaborate on Mari’s comment, Most African American’s who can trace their history back to slavery most definitely have Native American or caucasian blood. I can trace my family back to the early 1830′s on both sides and there’s most definitely a strong Native American and caucasian influence, hence the reason we have varied facial features, complexions and eye color today. Even so, we are still black and I identify as black.
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if u don’t know her backgroud i did some research n it said that she is mixed with bLACK n JAPANESSE WITH AZTEC
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link please!
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not everything you read is true if she didn’t say it then it’s probably not true
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I agree again! Plus her dad thinks he is white!
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FINALLY! Thank You Ethnic!
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no problem, thank you total23
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