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 is Mixed/barabadain People Look at her eyes, skin color, & the way she talks. Dont call her black thats not what she is. She isn’t even from America
lmmfao wth cuz she has colored eyes she mix lmmfaooo are you serious? look at keri hilson..
they’re both obviously mixed, clear as the sky is blue, I cant get where is the surprise
ok yes she mixed with Afro-Guyanese which is a Black African origin . and Afro-Bajan which is 80% African
Btw..Guyana is in South America, and is considered Caribbean because of its culture! And there is actually six races there such as Portuguese, Indian, Chinese, Blacks, etc…Rihanna’s mom is described as Afro-Guyanese which just means black Guyanese..that term has nothing to do with Africa!
Why does it say “Possibly Irish” She’s said before that her mother is Irish
Maybe because they can’t find any proven Irish ancestry. Her mother is Afro-Guyanese.
coz her dad has Caucasian ancestry but it’s not clear if it’s Irish, Scottish etc
Where did Rihanna say that she has Irish ancestry?
I’m wrong, I was thinking of Mariah Carey
correction her eyes are forest green (green+brown) I think it should be listed
@Multiethnicchick
Arab is a cultural Identity,not a fixed look.Yes there are people of European descend living in Africa.Also there are Africans who indeed are of mixed heritage.Then there are ones who are(Caucasoid,who are Mongoloid,and so called Negroid),and any combo of those three(naturally).This racist 18 century ideology you’re holding on to,about what a black person is supposed to look like,has got to go.Even those racists had to come up with sub this and sub that,because they final went to Africa,and saw the differences.What about Africans,who only have two of the four traits or three,what they aren’t black people anymore?
(The hair texture is the most distinctive of black africans.)
So all those other traits you mention are irrelevant, it’s the hair that does it for.However i have met personally a good amount of Africans with fine hair,who would tell you they are the true black people,and that your Ideas are complete nonsense.How are you going to tell them,that they aren’t black people,because their hair isn’t tightly coiled,or nose isn’t broad enough,or their lips aren’t thick enough?
It’s interesting,the blackest person I’ve ever seen,was this east African.He had the Caucasoid features,jet black skin,and hair so tightly coiled,you could shape broads with it.I guess in your book,he would be half black.
once upon a time Negroids all looked the same, Mongoloids all looked the same and Caucasians all looked the same, and each had the same features and colouring of their pigment. however hundreds and thousands of years of migrating to different lands, changing of lifestyle, invasions and mixing with each other has brought upon what people look like today and why now it’s hard to generalise all mongoloids to look the same or all Caucasians to look the same. However I would say the most heavily mixed race would be Caucasians as Europeans don’t look middle eastern even though they’re both Caucasian, and particularly European Caucasians look very different as from country to country in Europe the vast differences in the looks of the people is significant not to mention the colouring of their pigment. This would be due to the amount of invasions and empires that have existed for thousands of years in such a small continent.
@J.J.
(once upon a time Negroids all looked the same, Mongoloids all looked the same and Caucasians all looked the same, and each had the same features and colouring of their pigment.)
I don’t think this is accurate.At first,Negroids and Mongoloids were once places in the same category,it wasn’t until later they change it.Then you had all the so-called Negroids groups. There were the Pygmy and bushmen,who I’m pretty sure didn’t look alike.Asian was cover with Negritos and Australoid Aborigines were around at the same time,so they didn’t all look alike.The rock art tells you,they were different colors. Caucasians as much as some would not like to hear this, probably ranged in color from light brown to black.I say this because,pale skin is a young mutation.Experts saying between 5.5-to 6000 yrs old.Some go as high as 8000,but whether 5 to 8,the Caucasoid phenotype is older than that.Also in the Middle East.and North Africa etc,you’re deemed Caucasians,no matter what you look like.
(however hundreds and thousands of years of migrating to different lands, changing of lifestyle, invasions and mixing with each other has brought upon what people look like today and why now it’s hard to generalise all mongoloids to look the same or all Caucasians to look the same.)
This part i agree with
( However I would say the most heavily mixed race would be Caucasians )
I would say the most heavily mixed race group,would be just that,(Mixed race people).Two white people have lets say 3 kids.The odds are about 99%,that those kids come out white,the same thing for Asian parents.I can’t say the same thing for Africans,because they are the most genetically diverse people,and are prone to producing different kinds of albinos.However phenotypically,mixed race people are the most diverse.You could put two of them together,and they had 3 kids,no telling what they would get.Two African American parents can produce a white looking child.Let two white parents produce a black child,they would be on the news(with everyone accusing the woman of cheating)
( Europeans don’t look middle eastern even though they’re both Caucasian)
Everyone knows that the Middle East and Europe have been mixing,with Black white and Asian,for thousands of year.As much as both areas tend to deny it,(at least with the black part).However as i said before,as long as you come from a Arab country,you’re deemed Caucasian no matter what you look like.All the black ones,obviously mixed ones etc,are deemed Caucasian.So you can’t really compare the two.Because as far as I see,white Europeans want say their anything but White period.
@ J.J
Pure Negroids and Pure Mongoloids still look all the same for certain features, you can’t deny that (and I dont care what FuzzyBear claims). For example they all have dark hair (frizzy in Negroids, straight in Mongoloids) and eyes. Facts, not stereotypes.
Black Africans don’t have naturally fine hair like asians and caucasians. Show me a black person with naturally straight hair that just grows out of their head like that without being manipulated. I’m not using a racist ideology because my info is from the 21st century genius
Ethiopians have an admixture of at least 40% caucasian so yes he would be mixed. Do your damn research.
Theres a reasons these categories exist. They’re based off physical traits. If you do believe in them then why even bother visiting an ethinicity/race sute?
@Multi
Ok before this turns into something ugly ,provide me with your DNA expert that made that statement.I’ve seen experts that say otherwise.I will look at yours,and we will see if we can come to some middle ground.Also does your study include all Ethiopians,or just some?Because Like I stated before,there up to 100 different ethic groups there.
correction; her eye color is green (forest green) and her hair color is virtually black (noirette), i think it shud b listed