Rihanna
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.
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 mixed race – her dad is Bajan/Irish. People get over it. If she says she is mixed than she is mixed who are we to debate this.
actually on her twitter she said she’s black when someone asked her a question about whatever.
A Girl asked why her Hair looked Nappy.
http://divamission.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/rihanna-responds-to-nappy-hair-comment-cuz-im-black-btch/
If thats what your talking about…
yea
LOL,sometime we forget celebs sre regular people.However you ask a rude question,you get the response you deserve
Well there it goes,that’s how she sees herself
a really best option here is to let a Rihanna gal 2ans her self which nationality iz she.or that is why Cb loves her becos he thinks she belong to his colour. lets alone her nationalism ilove her body n music
wow…there are a lot of ignorant people here…you people dont know…all black people have to have dark brown or bown eyes? wtf is that? i have a pure afircan friend with blonde-brown hair and light brown/hazel eyes…and are you going to tell me she is not black? your physical traits do not depend on race…it depends on genetics, duh
u guys are dummies especially the first one lol ur so dumb lol
I feel you Patrice, What people who are not of color do not understand is, those of us who are
mixed are the only ones who understand, the drama surrounding the race situation we find ourselves in. It is all well and good for others to object to multiracial individuals being seen as black.
However the fact is if you have an ounce of black blood your accepted as black, by black people.
You may not be put up on a pedestal because you have white relatives, but given the history of the
the world who could blame them. Conversely,whites have historically treated biracial individuals in the same hate filled and degrading manner they have full blooded African Americans. This is as good a
reason as any I could find, for multiracial individuals to be considered as one with the darker side
of their heritage. Being accepted and acknowledged is very important, being part of a tribe is a gratifying experience.