Last week, fashion and entertainment blog Rant Chic published a listicle of ‘15 Photos of Biracial People that will Blow Your Mind.’

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Aside from the fact that this topic has little to do with fashion or entertainment, and that author of this piece assumed that every biracial person on the planet looks like Jasmine Sanders, the blog made a few other questionable remarks.

From claiming a Black person’s natural full lips would make a Kardashian jealous, to stating that dreadlocks “aren’t so dreadful anymore”, it seems as though the author has only ever come across bi/multi-racial individuals on Pinterest and not actually in real life.

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Black Twitter was quick to put Rant Chic on blast shortly after the article was originally posted, and it all went up in flames from there.

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It was only after the blog felt the wrath of Black Twitter solidarity that they eventually made a halfway attempt to be a little less offensive.

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It’s quite troubling that in 2015 editors are still clueless enough to actually publish these types of articles. It’s even more troubling that Black people almost have to force websites like Rant Chic to see the error of their ways.

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The main issue with posts like these are that they create a singular notion of what bi/multi-racial looks like. Bi/multi-racial Blacks come in various shades, have a wide range of hair textures, eye colors and ethnic/racial backgrounds. They don’t always embody traditional features of other races, sometimes don’t appear to be “mixed” and sometimes they do. And there’s really nothing mind-blowing about it.

In a recent article published on Vox, journalist Jenée Desmond-Harris noted that in the last U.S. Census, nearly 9 million Americans identified as more than one race. Which makes us wonder why this demographic is still seen as so unusual and their unique experiences are often oversimplified.

In light of this hot mess, let’s take a look at 15 beautifully diverse bi/multi-racial Blacks who (hopefully) won’t blow your mind.


Kimora Lee Simmons

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Courtesy of In Her Shoes

Former Supermodel, Entrepreneur

African-American, Korean & Japanese

Kamala Harris

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Courtesy of WIkipedia

 Attorney General of California

Indian, Jamaican & African-American

James McBride

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Courtesy of Nwhn

Author & Jazz Artist

African-American & Polish

Naomi Campbell

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Courtesy of Mili Wall

Supermodel

Jamaican & Chinese

Albert & Allen Hughes

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Courtesy of Zimbio

Albert & Allen Hughes, Film Directors

Armenian & African-American

Malcolm Gladwell

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Courtesy of Interviewly

Journalist & Author 

Jamaican & Irish

The Aylmer Twins

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Courtesy of Estilo

Lucy Aylmer, Student at Cheltenham College

Maria Aylmer, Student at Gloucester College

English & Jamaican

Angela Yee

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Courtesy of Zimbio

Radio Personality & Host 

Afro-Monserrantian & Chinese

Ben Harper

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Courtesy of Huck Magazine

Musician

Cherokee Native American, African-American & Russian

Carmen Ejogo

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Actress & Singer

Nigerian & Scottish

Tatyana Ali

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Courtesy of Pop Sugar

Actress & Producer

Panamanian & Indo-Trinidadian

Wentworth Miller

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Courtesy of Mahogany Cafe

Actor

Afro-Jamaican, African-American, Dutch, French, Swedish, Lebanese, Austrian, Polish

Meghan Markle

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Courtesy of Eclectik Relaxation

Actress

African-American, Dutch & Irish

Tyson Beckford

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Model

Panamanian, Jamaican & Chinese

Kelis

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Potholes in my Blog

Singer

African-American, Chinese & Puerto Rican


Black is beautiful (and mixed) so share some of this beauty on the innanets and let the world see it!