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
Rihanna is black. Her parents are from to different islands in the world. Black is a race not a culture. Lol.
Because I’m Jamaican you’re an American doesn’t make me any different from you race wise.
@Timeca
Well Black is part of one big race
this woman is hot no matter what she is i think if she had my children they would be gorgeous,if they look like her anyway
Race is a made up thing by the white man to categorize everyone . Everyone just talks about their different ethnic mixtures to make themselves feel as if they’re closer to white.
Her grandma doesnt look full Irish. I don’t believe she is full Irish. I believe it was said that her grandma is mixed Irish. Which makes so much sense!
@ofcourse
racist
@ofcourse
As long as she’s not mixed with anything from your family,because then she’d really be fu*k up
People can’t say because her mother is guyanese she’s mixed with something else because there’s brown people living in guyana that’s stupid cause there are black people too. If rihanna’s mother is mixed then we all are, seriously because i don’t understand how she could be mixed. Why can’t they just say she’s black and leave it to that? Rihanna said her mother is black but instead of taking her word for it we won’t accept that she has to be mixed because there are brown people living in that are how stupid is that? If a black person has another mix far down in their generation people like to right away asume that the person is not “Black” then what the hell are they they definitely not indian, asian or white i think we can see a huge difference between us and them. We are still black we are not mixed.