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 […]

Diggs posted his reaction to the furor on Instagram, saying his son will embrace his roots the way he chooses.

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The actor revealed he doesn’t want people to view his 6-year-old son as just Black; he’d rather have his kid embrace being mixed. Diggs has a son named Walker with ex-wife, singer Idina Menzel.

Woodlands Elite Cheer removed 11-year-old Makayla Fallaw from their roster for refusing to straighten her hair. Jenny Fallaw said her daughter joined the team in April and was never told until recently to straighten her hair for competitions.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md.– Many young adults of mixed backgrounds are rejecting the color lines that have defined Americans for generations in favor of a much more fluid sense of identity. The crop of students moving through college right now includes the largest group of mixed-race people ever to come of age in the United States, […]