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
She’s not “black” if shes “mixed”
She got some negroid features like the nose but that’s mostly it.
People need to realize that if a person is “mixed” it doesn’t belong to no race. That’s why it’s a mix. No roots and no real background.
Obama ain’t african for example.
Seeing that her father is black and her mother is black she is black . So where do you get mixed from . I have irish ancestory heritage in me tooo but that does not make me mixed . My great great great could have been Irish. They did not say her father is half white and half black they said he has Irish ancestry or heritage that could me his great grand moher is irish . I thought being mix is half and half or quater and 3/4 but they were not specific . there is a difference biracial and having ancestry or heritage .
You have eyes, don’t you!?
Jack,
Surely, if someone is mixed race, they belong to more than one race, rather than having no race as you say. Of course they have roots and a real background. In fact their roots and background are far more interesting than those whose ancestors all came from the same place.
Trust me, having people tell you you’re not what you are, just because you’re also something else hurts.
SHE IS NOT MIXED
BOTH OF HER PARENTS ARE BLACK
RIHANNA HAS MORE BLACK IN HER
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RIHANNA DAD IS BLACK AND IRISH
HER MOM IS BLACK
Personally. Sorry.
Personality, I think it’s cool how all of us (black people), are different from each other. Like me for instance, I have a very high yellow complexion. I have a really thin nose. And, both of my parents are African American. Honestly, I think I’m very fortunate to be an black person. :D
I don’t understand why people refer to their nationality as a race. a Puerto Rican is a person from Puerto Rico. It is not a race. Puerto Ricans come in different races. If a person is from Mexico, that is their nationality, not their race. It is as though because people say they are from this country or that country that it makes them a special breed of people or something of that sort. If you are black it doesn’t matter where you are from. You are black. Same thing goes for being white, Indian, or mixed heritage. The country you come from has nothing to do with the color of your skin.
OMG.. people seriously need to stop with the madness. It’s all made up, because there is no such thing as a ‘Black’ or ‘White’ nose. A nose is a nose, and it all depends on your DNA make-up what kind of nose you will have, whether your parents are black or white.