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 ugly with that big forehead. She thinks she’s Egyptian and Moroccan. A lot celebrities are basically Black & White. She’s just overrated because she’s a Black girl with green eyes and light skin. Rihanna is nothing special. She’s a Beyonce clone. Barbados is a unknown country.
She is very pretty. Nobody is perfect, there are plenty of good looking people that will always have something or other that is not that pretty, but it does not take away from their looks.
I like Rhianna better than Beyonce. Beyonce to me is the ultimate in annoying and a self hating black woman.
Why do you accuse most of these black celebrities of self-hatred?
@I hate most people if these vlack celebrities are bleaching thier skin to be whiter and wearing fake caucasian hair weaves to be lighter skin. The YES that is self hatred. Both Beyonce and Rhianna are trying to appear more European and less African. Black women should NOT support that.
Meant to type “black celebrities”
Rhianna is not half white.
Overrated. Immensely overexposed. She is not a very good singer, even though her songs can be rather catchy.
Let’s face it, she’s popular because she is a light-skinned “black” woman with that mocha skin and hazel eyes.
Rihanna is so overrated and ratchet. She’s looks like a typical Black chick who’s part White. She’s not exotic at all. I saw so many girls who look like Rihanna. She has a nasty attitude and she copies everything Lady Gaga does.
The child below has Waardenburg syndrome but has one brown eye and one blue. These people genetically would be brown eyed.
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Sorry about the link for some reason I’m unable to post links at the moment so tried copying but something when wrong.
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It’s not the same as having the blue eyed gene. Having Waardenburg syndrome causes problems with genes that are involved in the formation and development of several types of cells including pigment making cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes make pigment called melanin which contributes to darker skin, brown eyes and they also play a function in the normal development of the inner ear.
Waardenburg syndrome affects the normal development and formation of several types of genes including melanocytes. It’s not the same as inheriting blue eyes from a parent. It’s a side affect of Waardenburg that people don’t produce normal pigment.