Rihanna
02/24/2016 – Rihanna – BRIT Awards 2016 – Arrivals – O2 Arena – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Birth Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Place of Birth: Saint Michael, Barbados
Date of Birth: February 20, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – mix of African-Barbadian and European-Barbadian [Scottish, English, Irish]
*mother – African-Guyanese
Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, businessperson, dancer, record producer, and actress. She has been Barbadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, since 20 September, 2018.
She is the daughter of Ronald Fenty, who is from Barbados, and Monica (Brathwaite), who is from Guyana. She has two children with her partner, American rapper, songwriter, and record producer ASAP Rocky.
Rihanna’s paternal grandfather was African-Barbadian. Rihanna’s paternal grandmother, who is white, has Scottish, English, and Irish ancestry. Rihanna’s mother is of African-Guyanese descent. In an interview with Allure magazine, Rihanna stated that she was bullied in school and called ‘white’ by the other kids while growing up in Barbados.
Rihanna’s paternal grandfather was named Reginald Leslie Forde (the son of Helen Forde). Helen was the daughter of Joseph Nathanael “Joe” Forde and Louisa Jane Bascom.
Rihanna’s paternal grandmother is Elizabeth “Betty” Fenty (the daughter of Stanley Fitzherbert Fenty and Hilda Olga Coppin). Elizabeth is white. Her parents were born in Barbados. The surname Fenty is usually Scottish and the surname Coppin is usually English. Rihanna’s grandmother is also cited as having Irish ancestry. Elizabeth is from a family of “Red Legs,” descendants of slaves from the British Isles who were sent to Barbados. Stanley likely was the grandson of John Fitzherbert Fenty and Mary Louisa Jane Fenty.
Rihanna’s maternal grandfather is named Lionel Brathwaite.
Rihanna’s maternal grandmother is named Clara “Dolly” Viola Venetta Johnson.
Rihanna in 2011
Sources: Genealogy of Rihanna – https://www.geni.com
Death record of Rihanna’s paternal great-grandparents, Stanley Fitzherbert Fenty and Hilda Olga Coppin – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Rihanna’s maternal grandmother, Clara Viola Venetta (Johnson) Brathwaite – http://downesandwilson.com
It is extremely ignorant to say people who are predominantly black are fat.
I’m actually being nice using the word ignorant. It takes centuries for some people
to realize that blackness is beauty. Being biracial MORE often than not enhances.
Black features are full lips high round rear ends high cheekbones. Plastic surgeons are getting rich pumping the lips of white women all day long. Oh my what would you have done without Angelina to show you full lips are beautiful. You who are blinded if color
accompanies a feature of perfection, need to stop being filled with hate. The conversation
of whether celebrities are considered black or not is all based on whether or not racists like Ianna can accept you or not. There is nothing plainer than white bread thin lipped
flat ass race of people who have to be drugged to know better> By the way Beyonce only
needed to tell people who are to ignorant to know what they were looking at.
Black Amercicans need to be educated about black history. Like Babados which some of this board claim is black black black America is also full of black black black and fat fat fat people who try to claim Red Indian ancestry. And by the way do you notice the ones who do are the ones who look black black black. .I have visited Amercia and I was shocked to see how plain and fat they all were. Not what you see on the music videos and on television is it a wonder Beyonce is now claiming to be Creole.
She is mixed and pretty, end of story
LMAO. How the hell is Rihanna black when she has hazel eyes?
Erykaha Badu has hazel eyes and she’s not mixed, it’s possible. Plus, just because of her hazel eyes you right away tag her as non-black, are you blind to the fact that she has a flat broad nose and corse, kinky black hair look at her pics of when she was a child and also her lips are full. People also say that race has alot to do with culture well her culture is a black culture what more do people need.
Get a clue I got one…want it?
Rhianna is original she looklikes like a black woman. Barbados got there freedom about 100 years before the American slaves. Barbadian didn’t allowed Indians to land in Barbados many Africans turn their boats away. The first slaves in Barbados were Irish the last Irish slaves died in 1984 she was famale her Irish husband died in 1979. All her kids went to Canada to keep white.