Eniko Parrish
Parrish in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Eniko Nadine Parrish
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 18, 1984
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – Jamaican [Chinese, African]
Eniko Parrish is the wife of comedian, actor, writer, and producer Kevin Hart, with whom she has two children.
A picture of Eniko’s parents with Kevin can be seen here. A picture of Eniko with her father can be seen here.
Eniko’s maternal grandfather was Leslie Fong (the son of John Fong and Edith Francis/Frances Chin). Leslie was born in Kingston, Jamaica, the son of Chinese parents. John was the son of Edward Fong. Francis was the daughter of Charles Chin.
Eniko’s maternal grandmother is named Dorothy V. White. Dorothy is a black Jamaican.
Eniko’s paternal grandmother likely is named Viola G.
Sources: http://rollingout.com
http://www.vibe.com
Birth record of Eniko’s maternal grandfather, Leslie Fong – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Eniko’s maternal great-grandparents, John Fong and Edith Francis/Frances Chin – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Eniko’s maternal great-grandfather, John Fong – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Eniko’s maternal great-grandmother, Edith Francis/Frances (Chin) Fong – https://www.familysearch.org
Dutty Gyal Midori
here are some more REAL Jamaican people talking about Jamaica’s problems with “colourism”
http://stunner101.blogspot.com/2006/03/browning-complex-i-i-call-it.html
“Brown man!”
“One of the tortures I had to endure while growing up and still am enduring is constantly being called Brown man or Browning. Some have even gone as far as calling me Mr. Chin…note I am of Irish and Black decent, not Asian! I find it extremely annoying when I’m referred to as Brown man or Browning. It feels as if I’m being singled out for the colour of my skin. If you don’t know my name, I’m ok with “young man” or “Yow my yute” or refer to be by the colour of my clothes. That’s how a person of dark complexion calls to another dark person in Jamaica, why do I have to be referred to by the colour of my skin? I don’t walk around calling to people as “Black man”, “Black woman” or “Blackning”!”
MisG says: Notice the word “brown”– it’s there because it’s a common term that we use in Jamaica
something you don’t know about, yet you appoint yourself as the spokesperson for every “black people from all around the world’s” — well, you’re fired by the way!
you do not speak for me or the island of Jamaica
@MISG, what does Jamaica’s problems with colourism have to do with this ?????? And this post. The colourism problems in Jamaica are still within the BLACK Jamaican race. Why are you complicating the issue. They are all black people. Why are you creating silly interracial divisions??????
No, we are all “people of Colour” because mixed-race people do have African ancestry
but that does not make them “black” in Jamaica
In America, having African ancestry puts mixed-race people in the “black” category because America is a racist country that wants white people to be pure
in Jamaica, even our “white” people most times carry African or Indian ancestry, like Kaci Fennels grandfather
@MISG, there is colourism ALL over the Carribean, the people are still BLACKS, light and dark in majority, so what?? Nothing new. You just proved my point the BLACK designation of Jamaicans is similar to the light skin and dark skin in African Americans. Encompassing 50 different skin tones. Its silly to spread that black Jamaicans only come in dark brown, that’s a slavery stereotype.
This video shows the diversity in Jamaicans, of different races. Indian, Chinese, Black, White
https://youtu.be/ojb9ZHPkqCM
I never said that Jamaicans only come in black and brown
that is you trying to deflect what I’m saying — Jamaica has many people of different ethnicities
and this is why, Jamaicans don’t “one drop” people like you Americans do. We acknowledge the mixture
We don’t call half-chinese, or half-indians “black” either
we acknowledge their African ancestry, sure
but that’s why the Jamaican government classified them as “Afro-Chinese and Afro-Indian” on the census
Jamaican governments census: Ethnic groups
African 76.3%, Afro-European 15.1%, East Indian and Afro-East Indian 3%, white 3.2%, Chinese and Afro-Chinese 1.2%, other 1.2%
and socially, they are seen as “mixed”
The term “browning” came into fashion with Buju Banton’s song
but where do you think he got the term from– he didn’t pluck it out of thin air.
He took it from the us Jamaicans calling mixed raced people “brown”
as discussed in the Article I brought in, that you conveniently ignored
the article was written, September 23, 2011 (not 1911)
so it’s VERY relevant to current events and the culture of Jamaica in the here and now:
and since you choose to not read the article, I will highlight the parts that you don’t wish to Know about, Midori, because
you choose to be ignorant, so you can continue your self-appointed role as the “black Yankee know-it-all”:
Article by Peter Espeut, published in the JAMAICAN Gleaner
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110923/cleisure/cleisure2.html
“Whether or not the exposé is accurate that some businesses have expressed to HEART Trust/NTA a preference for trained ‘brownings’, most of us are prepared to believe it, because of the reality that is Jamaica.”
“The system of social control worked, and its effects are still being felt today. The history of relations been the races in Jamaica has always been exploitative, and continues to be exploitative. The average brown person in Jamaica is usually much better educated than the average black person, is ‘better spoken’, has access to more resources, and so on. There are few brown persons in government primary and all-age schools. There are few brown people cutting cane and weeding bananas and coffee. Black people have to be kept uneducated, so they can continue to be looked down upon.
We may be ‘Out of Many’, but we are still ‘Many’, for the colour and class divisions in Jamaica are real and deep. And there is still deep racial resentment here – brown against black, and black against brown, and black against black, just to name a few of the combinations.”
MisG says: Notice dear Midori, how the author uses the word
“brown”– that’s because it’s a common, current term that we use STILL in this century
@MISG, I am a huge Buju Banton reggae fan, you forget, I was born in the Carribean, Georgetown Guyana, I know what a Brownin is and I saw Buju Banton on concert. ‘
You may be a black Jamaican but you are a black obviously ignorant Jamaican. No I don’t want to be Jamaican. But I went to school , visited , family friends, traveled to Jamaica and have been surrounded by BLACK Jamaicans. My whole family has and their is a great difference between Jamaicans and educated traveled, experienced Jamaicans.
I don’t CARE how many Jamaican people you know in America…you could even push out a Jamaican man’s pickney
and you still don’t know anything about Jamaican people, our history or culture
and that’s why you call Half-chinee and coolie people “black”
Midori, you think you can run me down by trying to call me “white”, simple girl — I’m a black Jamaican women, something you’ll never be
you think that using your TIRED “I know Jamaican people” lines gives you authenticity!! do you realize how stupid you sound?!
That’s like when white people say: “I have a black friend, so I’m not racist”
You know a few Jam-Mericans and listen to Bob Marley, so you THINK you have a clue about Jamaica… sit your rclot, backside self down– YANKEE gyal
who knows you??? you are nothing but an Internet blip.. you could be ANYONE
but I know one thing that’s true– You my dear, are NOT Jamaican, and need to go sit down… and I doubt you are even from Guyana or Caribbean — because you sound like a straight up YANKEE gyal
and because you are actively trying to ignore the articles I bring in from Jamaican people, from Jamaican articles, from Jamaican websites
I am going to keep posting the words of real Jamaican people to show you up for the ignorant, delusional “wanna-be” Caribbean that you are
@MISG, your posts are DIVISIVE and very silly, if you call yourself BLACK, you are adding nothing to this discussin but hatred for light skin black people. I have traveled to nearly every single Carribean island. Why are you bringing up color divisions within the BLACK race???? The point of my argument is the BLACK Jamaican category is ALL inclusive and similar to the light skin and dark skin problems like we have in America. I lived in the Carribean, I am not all American.,
Lies, you don’t live in the Caribbean
or you would post information from at least 1 Caribbean source
instead you bring in u-tube and information from a the white American government
you might have been born in Guyana, but you live in America because you think and sound like one
You have a flippin nerve to show a bunch of mixed-race women as Jamaican “black” beauty
Facety .. and you keep talking your fool-fool nonsense like you know something about Jamaicans
You don’t have a Clue, ignorant delusional backside gyal!
Here is a glimpse of how WE black Jamaicans feel about your so-called “light skinned” women that keep representing Jamaica.
These are the voices of Jamaican people, speaking about Kaci Fennel and Jamaican issues (things you know NOTHING about because you a bclot YANKEE gyal)
https://www.facebook.com/gleanerjamaica/photos/a.118774021611045.23902.116087685213012/429465757208535/
“Miss Universe Jamaica 2014 Kaci Fennell leaves the island for Florida tomorrow to represent Jamaica in the Miss Universe International pageant”
“Donna-Marie Cole-Malott I’m so sorry, but Whiteness is so glorified, that we find it hard to see beauty in darker skinned people. Miss Universe, Miss America, miss anything is always White! That says something about how we feel about ourselves, and our Black identities. Yes she’s beautiful, but White people are a minority on the Island, Miss Jamaica, should most definitely be a Dark skinned Black woman!”
“Peter St. Christopher Kelly All these idiots who talk about white and brown after every coronation a year time are the ones who could give the dark beauties inferiority complexes. Unnu come pon social media day in day out a neng neng and terrorise and antagonise people wid unnu backward thinking.
Just shut unnu mout if unna nuh have nuttin good fi seh. Di people dem is tiyuuurd a unnu.”
Notice the word “brown” Ms. eediat gyal Midori — any true JAMAICAN will know we use the word brown, not just browning, for mixed people
@MISG, I did observe in Jamaica that there is a portion of really simple minded Jamaicans who claim their dark skin does not make them racist. BUT YES, I called it, you are a dark skinned racist. Those women you called Mixed are considered as BLACKS in Jamaica, whether they are light or dark, curly haired or kinky. I have women in my BLACK family who look just like these women. Why don’t you stop making BLACK people look stupid and stopped bringing up interracial colourism.
I pointed you to the CIA factbook and Jamaica is proudly 92% Black African. All blacks light and dark in the new world have been mixed. You cannot divide yourself from light skinned blacks, just because you think your skin tone allows you too . You are not accepting facts. You sound as though you grew up in a family with the same dark skin tone, and maybe your relatives have the same dark skin. That does not mean you cannot be mixed just like another light skinned black Jamaican, you need to cut these divisions. Most of Jamaica, thankfully is not you. Jamaicans with common sense consider themselves as one island and One people. of 92% black.
you pointed to a an AMERICAN organization that comes from a country that does not recognize mixed-race people- so they classify anyone with a drop of African ancestry as “black” –so don’t act brand new
the Jamaican government does recognize “mixed” race people and that’s why I brought in the Jamaican census questionnaire — directly from the Jamaican governments website:
http://statinja.gov.jm/Census/Individual%20Short.pdf
what is more authentic and credible, information from the Jamaican government about their own people?
or information from a foreign government? because that is what the USA is when it comes to information about Jamaica.
Jamaica is not an American colony, we are NOT Puerto Rico — we are a Sovereign nation, with our own history, policies and culture… when did Americans and their views/policies become part of Jamaica’s views and policies.
neither you or the American government can tell Jamaican people about Jamaican people.
@Misg here is a list of what some Jamaicans have losted as their 10 most beautiful, all of these women would be considered Black in Jamaica.
http://www.dtop10list.com/2014/10/top-10-most-beautiful-jamaican-women.html?m=1
My dear,
Not one of them is considered Black in Jamaica
and I don’t need some little YANKEE gyal like you to come and tell me what MY people think or how we see race/colour.
That’s why I said to take your bclot confusion self back to wherever you came from and stay out of YARD people’s business.
@MIsg, Posters PLEASE do not listen to this delusional woman. SHE IS NO JAMAICAN. I AM FROM THE CARRIBEAN, MY BEST FRIENDS ARE JAMAICAN, I KNOW JAMAICANS AND I KNOW BLACK UPPER CLASS JAMAICANS THIS WOMAN IS EITHER WHITE OR MIXED AND TRYING TO BE OTHER THAN BLACK. SHE IS SPEAKING UNTRUTHS.
JAMAICA HAS A 92% NEARLY BLACK POPULATION. YOU CN BE LIGHT SKIN NEAR WHITE AND ALL THE WAY DARK AND BE BLACK JAMAICAN.
THE LIGHT SKINNED BLACKS ARE CALLED “BROWNINGS” GET OUTTA HERE,
the only delusional dingbat here is you…YANKEE Gyal! fake Guyanese
you are NOT JAMAICAN… you have no business speaking for us– the only Jamaicans you know are the ones you find on Google..
You purposely ignore every link I’ve brought in so that you can continue your rant, you ridiculous, lying bitch!
You don’t know ANY Jamaicans, that’s why you say the same thing for any set of black people, regardless of where they’re from
“Browning” only came into fashion with Buju… we’ve ALWAYS called mixed people “brown”
and on the Official Jamaican census, they are labelled “mixed race”… as the sample census I brought in shows
http://statinja.gov.jm/Census/Individual%20Short.pdf
ignoring the evidence does not make it disappear, you YANKEE gyal, wanna be Caribbean. You have never been to Jamaica — LIAR
@MISG, HEY ARE BLACK JAMAICANS, everyone of my Jamaica friends and family friends have these same looks as the girls. Upper class Jamaicans.
obviously you skipped over my comments on how in Jamaica, we are tired of seeing mixed-race women always winning
because here you are, providing pictures of the very women black Jamaican people are complaining about ie Laurie Ann Chin
to Jamaicans, black beauty is represented by women such as Zahra Redwood and April Jackson
http://www.modelmanagement.com/blog/2009/07/15/fame-for-fortune-miss-jamaica-universe-giving-children-a-future/
http://americanmodelzone.com/ZahraRedwood.html
@misg, YOU ARE SPEAKING IGNORANCE, the woman are light skinned, there is no real mixed race category in Jamaica. My best friends are Jamaican and I am from the Carribean. Black beauty is NOT just dark skinned in the British Carribean. Its a blend of 50 different black skin tones.. The entire Carribean has been mixed from past slavery just like America.
I AM A BLACK CARRIBEAN. You are speaking ignorance.
again, you delusional LIAR, who don’t know ANYTHING about Jamaican culture
here is the official Jamaican census that clearly lists the ‘MIXED RACE” category.
http://statinja.gov.jm/Census/Individual%20Short.pdf
as I said, STOP SPEAKING FOR JAMAICAN people you FaKE wanna be Caribbean YANKEE black woman.
We don’t call half caste, half seed white people “black” like you YANKEE people.
@MISG, you cannt pick just any census because not all census reports can be trusted. One of the most trusted census reports in the world is the CIA factbook and the CIA factbook list Jamaicans at near 92% percent black and that covers the entire island.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html
You are spreading a lot of ignorance, WOW. Get educated. I have a degree in Afro-Carribean studies as well. Jamaica is a BRITISH former colony therefore their definitions of “blackness” is just like the United States and not like Latin America and the Spanish Carribean. America was a former British Colony too.
ALL those women are blacks.
@MISG Laurie Ann Chin is mixed, I agree, she is Chinese, Jewish, Black, etc, yes she is recently mixed. Most Jamaicans are not her. But the majority of the Jamaican population both light and dark is NOT recently mixed. Unlike the Spanish Carribean, you do not have to have dark skin to be considered as BLACK. Why are you just showing dark skinned women? There are black light skinned women in Jamaica too.
The problem with you, is that you have no respect for blackness and that’s why you are brainwashed like the American Yankee that you are.
You believe the white man that told you that any oz of African, makes you black — Well, in Jamaica
We don’t believe in no “one drop rule”
That’s why we acknowledged mixed-race people as f’cking “mixed” and not black
if they wish to call themselves “black” –no one will complain.
but we have enough respect for our African ancestors to acknowledge when the blood has been tainted by non-Africans
and we called them what they are ‘MIXED”
and because you don’t know this.. you are a liar and don’t know any REAL, from the flippin YARD Jamaicans
Jamericans don’t count, sweetheart
@MISG, half black and half Indian and Half White and half Black people ALL over the British Carribean are SOCIALLY CONSIDERED BLACK, unless they look otherwise and can pass..
I AM A BLACK CARRIBEAN. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.
@MISG, as much as you want to spread LIES, and you my want to be mixed yourself, I do not know what you look like. But there is NO recognizable Mixed race category in Jamaica, sorry try again with that lie. They may label themselves quietly but socially they are still treated as BALCKS.
Half blacks in Jamaica are still socially BLACKS. YEs you do consider Half Black peoples as BLACKS.
And you are ignoring the obvious The Eniko Parrish the subject of this post has other races but considers herself a black Jamaican . I have two Jamaica friends whose one parent is Indian Jamaican, and they still consider themselves as BLACK Jamaicans too.
@MISG, You are speaking to a Guyanese there are one million times more mixed looking BLACK people in Guyana than Jamaica and even we do not recognize a large mixed category, neither does Trinidad . The entire place is mixed but we still have races, Black, Indian and white. Most everyone is mixed. So do not tell me about mixed people you FOOL.
@MISG, just because you have a personal problem with them picking lighter women as Miss Jamaica, do not bring it here because it does not fit the truth. There have been Miss Jamaica’s of all skin tones and their should be because Jamaica is not just one skin tone. I went to an all night reggae concert in Ocho Rios and the black crowd has multitudes of skin tone shades. So stop that light skin dark skin NONSENSE. I grew in a black Carribean family that had shades of skin tones from vanilla café au lait to black midnight, I have no skin tone bias. But its not fair for you to be spreading interracial divisions.
I am not spreading intra-racial divisions
I am calling out your misinformation about my country
article by Andrew Lindsay, Jamaican Gleaner
http://mobile.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140720/focus/focus3.php
“RACE IN JAMAICA
Unfortunately, Jamaican pageant representation is not as diverse as one would assume. In the 55 years of the Miss Jamaica World pageant, one can barely count the number of black winners with a single hand.
Perhaps I can put it into better perspective. Jamaica, like many other Anglophone Caribbean countries, is majority Afro-descended, with 76.3 per cent of the population self-identifying as black, followed by 15.1 per cent self-identifying as Afro-European (brown), 3.4 per cent East Indian and Afro-East Indian, 3.2 per cent Caucasian, 1.2 per cent Chinese and 0.8 per cent other.”
However, these statistics don’t represent the contingent of Miss Jamaica World winners. Since 1959, We have produced numerous Caucasian, Chinese and brown winners since then, with a notable minority of black winners.
The country’s bizarre desire to be represented by minority populations has not always been as static. Jamaica is at a moment of rupture. This rupture is precisely the reason for these conversations on social media to happen in the first place
A similar rupture happened in 1986 –when amid a contingent of brown contestants, Lisa Mahfood, a white upper-class Jamaican of Middle Eastern descent, won the title and was stoned off the stage by the majority black audience members in attendance.
@MISG Yendi Phillips is Black , former Miss Jamaica and
Yendi http://worldofblackheroes.com/2012/03/22/yendi-phillips/
Kaci Fennel-
https://youtu.be/cPciPx2Jgjg
and Kaci Fennel (a browning which is a BLACK light skinned Jamaican.
and a quote from a BLACK Jamaican living in Jamaica about the recent Miss Universe finalist Miss Jamaica Kaci Fennel
“Sup? Kaci is a black Jamaican woman, that’s what we see her as in Jamaica, that’s what she is. I feel so stupid quarreling with another black person about the race of another black person. We are literally the only fools on earth who dig into our ancestry to find a “non-black” person and run with it in attempt to “de-colourise” ourselves. And I find it even more foolish that you are trying to “de-colourise” actors/actresses who consider themselves as black people. Anyhow, this is the end of this discussion. “