Discover their roots.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Actor

African-American, African-Caribbean

New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

Yanic Truesdale

Actor

Father: African-American · Mother: French-Canadian

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Yara Shahidi

Actor · Model

Father: Iranian · Mother: African-American

Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

Yasiin Bey

Actor · Musician

African-American

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Yassir Lester

Actor · TV Personality

Father: Palestinian Arab · Mother: African-American

Miami, Florida, U.S.

Yaya DaCosta

Actor · TV Personality · Model

African-American, one quarter African-Montserratian, one eighth African-Brazilian

New York City, New York, U.S.

YG Marley

Musician

Father: Jamaican [African, as well as English] · Mother: African-American

Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

Yoon Mi-rae

Musician

Father: African-American · Mother: Korean

Fort Hood, Bell, Texas, United States

Young Thug

Musician

African-American

Sylvan Hills, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

Musician

African-American

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.

Yvette Nicole Brown

Actor · TV Personality

African-American

East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Zach Cherry

Actor · TV Personality

African-American, possibly other

Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.

Zach LaVine

NBA · Athlete

Father: African-American · Mother: English, other

Renton, Washington, U.S.

Zaria

Actor

African-American

Zazie Beetz

Actor

Father: German · Mother: African-American

Berlin, Germany

Zendaya

Actor · Musician · TV Personality

Father: African-American · Mother: German, Scottish, Irish, Northern Irish, English

Oakland, California, U.S.

Zoë Kravitz

Actor · Musician · Model

*50% African-American, with African-Bahamian and Louisiana Creole [African, French] *50% Ashkenazi Jewish

Los Angeles, California, United States