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American Celebrities With Haitian Roots

For Those Who Didn't Know ...Some American Celebrities Have Haitians Roots !!!

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Updated October 15, 2012 1:02 PM

Here's The List :

  • Missy Elliott (confirmed in TV show "Cribs")
  • DJ Whoo Kid D.J. americain membre du groupe de rap G-Unit, de son vrai nom Yves Mondesire.
  • Usher, le prince du R'n'B americain, de son vrai nom Usher Raymond.
  • Tony Yayo rappeur americain des G-Unit, de son vrai nom Marvin Bernard
  • Wyclef Jean et Pras Michel, rappeurs membres du groupe Fugees.
  • 50 Cents rappeur americain des G-Unit aux origines haitiennes (cote maternel)
  • Lloyd Banks rappeur americain du groupe G-Unit aux origines haitiennes (cote paternel)
  • Jay-Z rapppeur americain, son pere est d'origine haitienne
  • Lil Wayne est un rappeur americain d'origine haitienne
  • Sean John Combs AKA P.Diddy est un producteur, ex rappeur americain d'origine haitienne (cote maternel)
  • Sidney Poitier, acteur americain dont le pere est haitien.
  • Will Smith acteur, producteur, chanteur, d'origine haitiano-jamaicaine (il le confirme dans le show "Russel Simmons one music beat")
  • Tyrone Edmond, modele americain, nee au Cap-Haitien.
  • Garcelle Beauvais, actrice americaine, nee a St-Marc.

Source: Blackhairmedia.com

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Mireille says...

Sydney Poitier est de Barbados pardoner mon

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Mireille says...

Sydney Poitier est du Bahamas Cher monsieur.

Get the right

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Port-de-paix says...

Sidney mentioned that in his book" the measure of a man" he was born in cat island Bahamas and his parents immigrated from Haiti Evelyn and Reginald...

He was talking bout his aunt Simone used to give some Haitian's cookies made with syrup every time he had been in

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Port-de-paix says...

Sidney Poitier mentioned that in his book "The Measure of a Man" he was born in cat island Bahamas and his parents immigrated from Haiti Evelyn and Reginald...

He was talking about his aunt Simone used to give some Haitian's cookies made with syrup every time he had been in

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Linda says...

read his book he tell you his farther is hatian and he was born in the Bahamas moved to Miami then

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Linda says...

read his book he tell you his farther is hatian and he was born in the Bahamas moved to Miami then

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Christine says...

Cause some people wana know like me I'm haitian I wana know who's haitian tell me why u

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Janelle says...

Why do you really care who is haitian or not?

It obviously doesn't make a difference.

How are you SO SURE that some of these celebs are haitian?

They could have french

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Cosette says...

Where on earth did you learn that Sidney Poitier has haitian roots?

Just because he bears a french family name doesn't mean he's of haitian descents.

The guy is not american neither (by naturalization maybe).

He's from BARBADOS and his descendants have worked on a french owned farm (never mentioned) centuries ago. Get your facts straight.

Haitiens toujours ap parler

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Mr Marcus Noel says...

for those who are Haitian in any country you are you have to let the nation know your origine.

i am a Haitian man everywhere i go i represent my

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