Former CNN host Soledad O’Brien talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her Cuban heritage, the disconnect some of her family faces and what Fidel Castro‘s death means for Donald Trump.
“My mother left to go to college right before Castro came into power. Over the years all of her siblings died and she was never able to return. We’ve got to look at how black people and white people look at the legacy of Fidel Castro. The death of Castro makes things difficult for Donald Trump,” she said.
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Stars You May Not Have Known Are Black
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Stars You May Not Have Known Are Black
1. Rock legend Slash is half black, thanks to his mom and European.
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2. "Flashdance" star Jennifer Beals has a Black father and an Irish mother.
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3. While Vin Diesel doesn't identify himself as black, he has been known to say he's "a person of color". He has never met his biological father but his step father is black.
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4. Rashida Jones is the daughter of media mogul Quincy Jones.
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5. Actor Wentworth Miller was born in England to a Black father and white mother.
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6. Actress Troian Bellisario, of "Pretty Little Liars" fame, has a black mom and white dad.
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7. Pop superstar Halsey has a black dad and white mom.
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8. Musician Pete Wentz (ex-hubby of Ashlee Simpson) has a Jamaican mom and a white father.
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9. Cash Warren (Jessica Alba's husband) has a black dad and a white mom.
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10. Mariah Carey's father is Venezuelan and Black. Her mother is white.
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11. Actor Daniel Sanjuta is half Black and Irish/German.
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12. Rapper Logic's dad is Black and his mom is white
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13. Soledad O'Brien's mother is Afro-Cuban and her dad is Australian.
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