Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Black

Welcome to Guardians of the Culture!

Join us as we celebrate the richness, resilience, and diversity of Black culture. Here, we honor the icons who have shaped our history and continue to inspire us today. From the arts to activism, we dive deep into the stories, achievements, and legacies that define our community. Together, we’ll explore the beauty of our heritage, uplift our voices, and empower each other to carry the torch for future generations.

Let’s protect, preserve, and promote our culture—one story at a time.

[rosiebottom]

I like Clark Gable. When Billie Holiday went out to Hollywood to make her first film, she encountered a racist verbally abusing her on the street. Gable was nearby and punched the man to the ground. He was a terrible womaniser but a good soul.

[Filmation]

As of a Day ago, Steven Tyler(yes the Dude from Aerosmith and Liv's Father) just found out that he has Black ancestry. As a black man speaking here, ....with those Big ass Lips ....We KNEW😅😅

[JolliPoppinz]

As a biracial female myself, I do agree it does feel like I'm on the outside sometimes, but I embrace all of who I am, and that's really all i can do. Shout out to my biracial bros and sisters, we got this.

[cycy]

Who didn’t know Naomi Osaka was black?

[jusdesireable]

The problem is alot of celebs won't identify as black till it suits them. They know what being seen as white has/had given them. It just a fact of life.

[Maki-]

Who in the world doesn’t know that Quincy Jones is Rashida Jones’ father?

[maricat]

My mom is very fair skinned (like Betty White/Dolly Parton complexion), but is FULLY a black woman - NOT at all mixed. She was born to two African-American brown-skinned parents in the 1950s. All her brothers and sisters came out brown-skinned but she is the only fair-skinned one. Every white person, Asian person, even Latinos sometimes, the ones we encounter think she's a white woman, so we get weird looks from people when we're together because I look different from her. No one ever suspects she's black, therefore she has evaded racism her entire life. Being around her has made me realize that white privilege is a real thing because of the differences in how we are both treated, and how she has defended me many times against racism. When I see these videos, it's like I'm surprised we are almost in 2025 and people STILL don't realize that black people can be different skin tones, whether mixed or not.

[bobbylee]

As a Turner Classic Movies fan, I always liked Clark Gable for being a down-to-earth, take no b.s. kind of guy. btw, a few days ago I took the trouble to Google "Clark Gable" and read the Wikipedia blurb: no mention of his upbringing/ancestry being black...

[jemseed]

Go on Clark Gable looking after the sister!

[jeremybstudentpilot]

Jennifer Beales did a movie with Denzel Washington called “Devil in a blue dress.”
Great film.

[taichiroward]

I had to watch this being a 6’3 hybrid black & Japanese

[Black_Adam]

Mixed people can usually pick out other mixed people.

[brendaowens]

Miss Channing’s mother did something totally cool. She put her kids first. You go Miss lady.

[DianeRoma]

I knew about them all. Those of us who have mixed heritage typically keep up with this information from interviews, books and word of mouth. In a weird way, there’s a comfort in knowing that most of us are mixed. As a kid I always felt in limbo and didn’t have a sense of belonging on either side. I didn’t look like my cousins and constantly heard about not being like them. Thankfully with age and having great friends, I have nothing to do with people who didn’t accept me. Their loss!

[IrishChola]

Y'all left out Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees, Vin Diesel, and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave.

[StayBlessedalways-ub]

Being a percentage of black doesn't make you completely black, its ok to be and understand u are also another race or ethnicity

[theregularfolks]

I keep seeing people post things like, “mixed is mixed”… first of all… 95% of black Americans are mixed race…. I hope yall don’t think you are 100% of anything… we aren’t even 100% from one African country… we are the most mixed ethnically in the world…

[gra]

If we go back far enough we are all black

[jjones]

It’s not the knowing if you’re black or not, it’s the caring. Hopefully we can get past caring and just keep loving all as if we are one.

[dapog]

Some of these comments are annoying. If you didn't care, then why watch the VIDEO. The title explains exactly what it is. You should've just skipped it.