Ashanti
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Birth Name: Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas
Place of Birth: Glen Cove, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 13, 1980
Ethnicity: African-American
Ashanti is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. Her songs include “Foolish,” “Rock wit U (Awww Baby),” “Rain on Me,” “Only U,” and “Don’t Let Them,” in a featured role, “Always on Time” and “What’s Luv?,” and, as songwriter, “Ain’t It Funny (Murder Remix).” She has also had leading roles in the films Coach Carter, John Tucker Must Die, Resident Evil: Extinction, Mutant World, Mothers and Daughters (2016), and Stuck (2017); and the made-for-tv movie The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz.
She is the daughter of Tina Douglas, a dance teacher, and Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas, a singer. Her parents are both African-American. In an interview, she stated, “I’m black,” when talking about her ethnicity.
Ashanti is the name of a group in the African nation of Ghana, the Ashanti Empire, where the mother line is of enormous importance. The singer was named after the ethnic group by her mother.
Ashanti’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Gilbert Douglas (the son of Jack Douglas and Alma Campbell). Thomas was born in South Carolina.
Ashanti’s paternal grandmother was named Flora Campbell.
Ashanti’s maternal grandfather was James Davis, a civil rights activist (the son of Issac Davis and Eula Carpenter Jackson). Eula was the daughter of Robert Jackson and Eliza Martin, who were from Greenwood, South Carolina.
Ashanti’s maternal grandmother was named Yvonne Myers.
Sources: Ashanti’s paternal grandfather, Thomas Gilbert Douglas, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ashanti’s paternal grandfather, Thomas Gilbert Douglas – http://www.hinesfuneralhome.com
Obituary of Ashanti’s maternal grandfather, James Davis – http://www.antonnews.com
why everytime someone is lightskin and black white people or other people say she got to be mixed like it aint red bones or brown skin black bitches that come from two black parents that make these so called mixed mufkaz luk like shit like dam society is so fuked up people always ask am i mixed like wtf
Keke, cans you translate this into English please?
Lord she is African American
No offence, but, when I first seen her, I never would’ve guessed she’s African American. This shows that you cannot determine one’s race, by appearance.
terrence howard says in her Video foolish he says a spanish girl as some thing agianst black guys
in her Video foolish he says a spanish girl as some thing agiants black guys s hes cearly mixed probaly does nt want 2 explain herself i have a bi raical parent my mom is black and indian and Purto Rica and i always say im black but people that r more black den me or fuller asked me if im mixed den get mad when i explain ,
a light skinned black looks differnt den a mixed person
my dad is light skinned and his grandma was half irsh half black that would make him less den a quarter b cause his dad would only be 25% irsh
black blood over powers it! so my dad is light skinned black person if ur less den a quarter mixed
the black blood over powers it! im 60 % black i been told look exotic
f.y .i a dark skin black person an be mixed 2