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Birth Name:
Mya Marie Harrison
Birth Place:
Washington DC
Date of Birth:
Oct. 10, 1979
Ethnicity:
African American and Italian
The R&B singer/actress was born in Washington DC to a Black father and a mother of Italian descent. Her father’s name is Sherman Harrison and her mother’s name is Theresa.
Mya made her debut with her self titled album in 1998 and has appeared on films like Love for Sale, Penthouse and a cameo appearance on the film Shall We Dance?
Mya is known for her beautiful vocals and can dance various styles from Hip Hop to Tap. She also appeared on season nine of Dancing with the Stars.
Source:
http://randb.about.com/od/gthroughm/p/Mya.htm
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It dont matter what she is she still a good singer
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this is crazy there are always so many offensive comments on bi racial or mixed people’s pages. sorry zolie i agree with jem, i am a mixed person and my goal in life is not to try to be white or anything but black, it is just who i am, who cares what society thinks, the truth is the truth. do you know that this mentality dates back to times of slavery and jim crow laws? you don’t know what a mixed person looks like because our eyes have been trained to see only black…the one drop rule. back in that time if you were half white, half asian, half whatever you were still called black because that is what the slave masters wanted to see…we are still seeing with those eyes today? move on. what does it matter what a mixed person calls themselves? everyone has the right to be proud of who they are, ALL of who they are, not just the parts that make you comfortable.
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That’s crazy…being proud of your culture does not mean you want to be more accepted by “white people” Are you serious? In this day and age COME ON! You statement alone reaks or prejudice and ignorance
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Jem, you are so correct!
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Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. And has shown His beauty through his workmanship as an artist through the beauty of His people. “King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”
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she is sooooooooooooooooooooooo amazing what a beautiful being
speechless woooow
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What a beautiful lady. Italian and African American mixes together very well.
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How more “very well” do they mix than African-American and Vietnamese or African-American and Irish or African American and German?
A lot of the statements on this site are as crazily prejudiced as the views this site was created in opposition to.
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I saw Sally Richardson and she has the same ancestry. They are 2 beautiful ladies. I’m not saying other ethnicities don’t look good as well. In these two ladies it came out a lovely combination. I’m not Italian or African American. It was just an observation from looking at these two beautiful women.
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@Jay Dub I get what you’re saying but..
As far as genetic diversity is concerned the only mammal as diverse as humans are Dogs.
Some people like how German Shepards mixed with a Labradors.
I hate to compare people with dogs but people do the same thing. Everyone has their preference.
I like how Africans and Asian mixes look. But thats just me.
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i love you mya i will see you in the industry reeally soon my real name is kendra love but my stages name is stacy young aka sexylove
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MYA’S Mother:
http://gallery.myaharrison.net/displayimage.php?pid=28939&fullsize=1
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is alicia also half jewish?
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alicia keys is half jewish. maybe italian jew?
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no she’s not, she’s half african american and her mother is half irish half italian according to her
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THATS MY GIRL……SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL, SHE LOOKS LIKE A BABY…AND I ALWAYS LOVES HER MUSIC, ESPECIALLY: “WHEN I FIND YOU, I NEVER LET YOU GET AWAY, NEVER LOOK THE OTHER WAY, GONNA LOCK YA DOWN, LOCK YA DOWN”
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