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Her father is Black and her mother is White (From an interview in ANC Daily News Briefing). Won Miss Universe in 1995. She became the first bi-racial American to be named Miss Universe during the first Miss Universe Pageant held in Africa. |
 Alicia Calaway |
Her mother is White (Swedish) and her father is Black (According to an interview she gave on Howard Stern's Radio Show). Member of Survivor 2: The Austrailian Outback cast. She is a personal trainer currently living in Manhattan. she won the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Ms. Connecticut Amateur Natural Bodybuilding Competition in 1994. She is certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and is a medical exercise specialist of the American Academy of Health, Fitness and Rehabilitation. |
 Melissa Howard |
Her mother is Filipino and her father is Black (From MTV.com). Member of The Real World New Orleans cast. |
 Zadie Smith |
She has a Jamaican mother and an English father (according to Salon.com). She is a 24 year old author and lives in North London. She is a graduate of King's College, Cambridge University. White Teeth is her first novel, parts of which appeared in Granta. |
 Nick Brown |
His mother is White his father is Black (From an article in The News Tribune; Tacoma, Wash). Member of Survivor 2: The Austrailian Outback cast. Entering his second year at Harvard Law School and hopes to join the Army's Judge Advocate General's office upon graduation. While attending Morehouse College in Atlanta, he was a member of the R.O.T.C. and is currently an officer in the United States Army. |
| Scott Minerbrook | His mother is White and his father is Black (According to his Autobiography). Author of Divided to the Vein : A Journey into Race and Family. |
 Karin Taylor |
She is part Jamaican, Brazilian and Chinese. She is primarily a model but has done some acting. Her first big gig was as a Playmate in June 1996. She has also been on Baywatch, E!'s Gossip Show, Malcolm in the Middle, The Weird Al Show, and more. |
 Hans Massaquoi |
His mother is German and his father is Liberian. Author and journalist retired three years ago after more than 30 years as managing editor of Chicago-based Ebony magazine. Wrote the autobiography Destined to Witness : Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany. |
 Elinor Tatum |
Her father is Black her mother is Jewish (White). She is the first female Editor in Chief of the Amsterdam News. When it began publishing, the Amsterdam News was one of 50 black newspapers in the country. It is one of the longest running Black newspapers in America. |
 Sue Simmons |
Her father is Black (the late John Simmons, a renowned jazz bassist) and her mother is White. Sue Simmons is seen weekdays on WNBC as co-anchor of "News Channel 4/Live At Five," and "News Channel 4 at 11 p.m.," New York's No. 1 rated late newscast. A veteran of more than 25 years in television journalism, Simmons celebrated her 20th anniversary as a member of the WNBC anchor team in January 2000. In addition, for the past two years, Simmons has served as host of the nationally-syndicated program "Images: A Year in Review." She is also the aunt of Eric Dearborn |
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Her mother is White (Scottish) and her father is Black. South African author of When Rain Clouds Gather, Maru, and A Question of Power. The writings of Head cover many aspects of her personal experiences as a racially mixed person, growing up without a family in South Africa. Her works deal with issues of discrimination, refugees, racialism, African history, poverty, and interpersonal relationships. |
 Danzy Senna |
Her mother is White and her father is what she says "Black-Mexican". Author of Caucasia and From Caucasia With Love. Also wrote a piece in the anthology Half and Half: Writers on Growing up Biracial and Bicultural. Click here to read an excerpt. |
| Mildred Loving |
Her father was Rappahannock (Native American Tribe) and her mother was black. Mildred and her husband brought the famous Loving v. Virginia case to the Supreme Court where the laws against Interracial marriage were ruled Unconstitutional. |
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Her mother is Black (Jamaican), her father is Multiracial, at least partly Chinese (according to Arena Magazine her mother said "he was of mixed race and had a touch of Chinese in him") She began her career at 15, when a Ford Models exec spotted her walking down a London Street. She spent two years on the Paris runway and hit the cover of French Vogue. She is one of the most well known models in the world. |
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His father is Black (Jamaican) and his mother is Chinese/American (according to E! online). In 1991, an editor from the hip-hop magazine The Source found Beckford. This led to Beckford signing with a New York modeling agency, and to a life of cameras and runways. In 1993, Beckford was hired for Ralph Lauren's Polo Sport fragrance and clothing lines. Signed exclusively to Ralph Lauren, Beckford could also add the covers of Essence, Paper, Vogue, GQ, Details, Men's Health, Vibe, and The New York Times, to his long resume. In 1995 he was named VH1's "Model of the Year" and one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. He also appeared in numerous music videos, TV shows and commercials. |
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