Taye Diggs caused a social media firestorm when he revealed he didn’t want his biracial son to identify solely as African-American. But in reality, there are a host of mixed celebrities who are absolutely comfortable with their African-American identity, and proudly celebrate their melting pot backgrounds.
As American continues to brown, here’s a gallery of celebrities who are proud to represent their Blackness fully.
Mixed Celebrities Who Identify As Black [PHOTOS] was originally published on globalgrind.com
1. Bob Marley
![Bob Marley](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/74700287.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
2. Lenny Kravitz
![Lenny Kravitz](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/08/147817166.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
3. Barack Obama
![Barack Obama](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/10/14418986294159.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
4. Tracee Ellis Ross
![Tracee Ellis Ross](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/06/14356109829942.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
5. Alicia Keys
![Alicia Keys](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/14296466525372.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
6. Drake
![Drake](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/14296521988686.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
7. Klay Thompson
![Klay Thompson](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/1447951768383.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
8. J. Cole
![J. Cole](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/09/14378493078928.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
9. Matt Barnes
![Matt Barnes](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/08/1431201389703.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
10. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
![Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/14280045448587.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
11. Logic
![Logic](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/14479514563974.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
12. James Blake
![James Blake](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/09/103733082.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
13. Nicole Ari Parker
![Nicole Ari Parker](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/06/14355327096771.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
14. Boris Kodjoe
![Boris Kodjoe](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/06/465219959.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
15. Jesse Williams
![Jesse Williams](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/10/14304219423757.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
16. Meagan Good
![Meagan Good](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/09/14390344338017.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
17. Paula Patton
![Paula Patton](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/03/92812899.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
18. Mariah Carey
![Mariah Carey](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/05/14310087629033.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
19. Sade Adu
![Sade Adu](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/91138998.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
20. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
![Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/14345620850354.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
21. Maxwell
![Maxwell](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/14272213891603.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
22. Lisa Bonet
![Lisa Bonet](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/03/14273987325563.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
23. Halle Berry
![Halle Berry](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/02/77186786.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
24. Misty Copeland
![Misty Copeland](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/14476896228807.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
25. Jurnee Smollett and Jussie Smollett-Bell
![Jurnee Smollett and Jussie Smollett-Bell](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/14479478424235.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
26. Rashida Jones
![Rashida Jones](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/139925570.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
27. Soledad O’ Brien
![Soledad O’ Brien](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/14288503436419.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
28. Victor Cruz
![Victor Cruz](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/06/14352626909647.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
29. Prince
![Prince](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/1446841624022.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
30. Maya Rudolph
![Maya Rudolph](https://globalgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/162202845.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)