Vashtie Kola
Kola in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock
Place of Birth: Albany, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 23, 1981
Ethnicity: Trinidadian [Indian, small amount of African]
Vashtie Kola is an American music video director, filmmaker, artist, designer, creative consultant, and disc jockey. She is also known as Va$htie. Her parents are from Trinidad. Her first name and surname are likely of East Indian origin. She has talked about growing up in Albany:
My parents didn’t explain a lot of things to me about West Indian culture… I assumed I was black. But the black kids were like, ‘You look Indian,’ and the Indian kids were like, ‘You look black.’
A 23andMe DNA test taken by Vashtie stated that her genetic ancestry is:
*90% Indian
*6% African
Source: http://www.vashtie.com
Aboriginal.
“I learned that my family background was mainly Indian and some African (23andMe.Com showed me I was 90% Indian and 6% African).”
https://www.vashtie.com/blog/life-this-trini-american-has-her-very-first-trinidad-carnival/
She can be both. Mixed race is something people need to get through their heads
Quote:
(I assumed I was black. But the black kids were like, ‘You look Indian,’ and the Indian kids were like, ‘You look black.)
I can’t honestly say until recently, I have never witness this stuff before. My niece calls my house crying, because this dumb boy tells her she’s to light to be seen as black
meant to say (can) honestly say
(I assumed I was black ,Indian kids were like, ‘You look black )
Well I guess majority rules, you’re black lol
(I assumed I was black ,and Indian kids were like, ‘You look black )
Well I guess majority rules, you’re black lol
Looks it.