'You don't have to look black to be black': The complex racial identity of a tiny Ohio town

[@Regin8or]

Without hearing her story, I honestly thought she was albino

[@IamINERT]

Same Her facial features are black The nose got me

[@mixtapemania6769]

Shes not?

[@oregolelefinger]

She had albinism **

[@dancingdelilah1882]

@@oregolelefinger thought albino people had red eyes, not blue.

[@oregolelefinger]

@@dancingdelilah1882 I'm saying calling someone an albino is like saying an HIV person is HIV instead of they have HIV 🤷🏾‍♀️ .people with albinism have it and are not it

[@tonyawilliams1533]

That woman looks like an Albino Black person. However, her accent sounds like Southern White folks.

[@lulluxury]

Condie Kane no tf she does not

[@itsamandaslife.6911]

She does have that black woman strut when she walks. I can see small actions she does that black women do also.

[@davidg7136]

I can see the black in her. She is one of us

[@michaelovadiyah659]

She’s not albino. She’s just heavily mixed and older.

[@michaelovadiyah659]

Condie Kane you can’t see anyone’s bloodline you can only see certain features and skin nothing else.

[@15minoflame]

This is a woman who sounds like she is so proud of her family

[@rosierosebud7361]

not so proud of her daughter. . .who wants to identify as white...... what is wrong with that ... your part black .. part white.... why cants she choose which box to check.... or why not be able to say .. biracial?

[@eyetunes7754]

@@rosierosebud7361 "who wants to identify as white.." the daughter feels she can't disagree with the world when mostly everyone tells her she's wrong for listening to her mother. Nothing wrong with being proud and loyal to your heritage despite popular opinion.

[@Scoring57]

m. n. Apparently not cause she keeps saying she isn't whyte when she is

[@dtrtuscay826]

@@rosierosebud7361 Why do these folks feel they have to identify as either black or white? It's a little weird.Why not recognize all their ancestry?

[@brandeh3489]

@@Scoring57 No, she's not.

[@eme.261]

One thing is clear: This woman ADORES her mother and though her mother has passed on, she refuses to let go of that adoration. Despite her outward appearance, her heart is staunchly holding on to her mother's lineage. Likely, for her, claiming "whiteness" would be to dishonor her mother and she is absolutely not having that.

[@genmorg7088]

🙄🙄🙄

[@zanedalessio1754]

How do you know this? How are you saying this like you know this lol

[@carnukis]

@@zanedalessio1754it’s very evident in how she talks about her mother. It’s using context clues…

[@TruthQuest1]

So instead, she dishonors her father

[@eme.261]

@@TruthQuest1-- One can infer whatever one wants to regarding her relationship with her father.

[@GennyKaneshiro]

We also have to remember that her mom was from a much earlier time. Being “mixed “ wasn’t a thing. You had to be one or the other.

[@lisacortes6351]

Exactly

[@LatteD1Mandor1a]

Still can’t be. If your mixed your still usually forced into a group and then those people of the group will reject you

[@alalalala57]

@kell's is sexy This is America's problem in one comment.

[@inaweoftheworld]

In South Africa they have a “mixed” category. There Beyoncé would be considered mixed whereas in the USA she is considered black.

[@abdiessa8383]

Chivo Beyoncé is an African American so she’s black

[@Miss_Kisa94]

I understand why this woman takes this so seriously. It's not about race it's about remembering where you come from and respecting your ancestors. You shouldn't forget about your past.

[@kamilawaters991]

Well said

[@ThePmso]

True. But races doesnt exist nowadays. An portuguese could have any feature and it will still be a portuguese! We have persons who had children with all types of person. We joke that everyone has a little portuguese blood mixed in. Why americans can't think the same?

[@kathyterrell2054]

Miss_Kisa94 you hit the nail on the head! I admire her and the community for remembering it and holding on to that. I am the flip side of her, although I am dark skinned I have a lot of European, Norwegian, Welsh, English, and Swedish but I am black and I will never say anything else. I knew that when I found pictures of my great great great grandmother and she just looked white.

[@jexikavindictive]

@@ThePmso because we do have distinct races here. And there is serious racism. Ignoring race won't fix that.

[@enolamsamoht]

@@Dancing-Spirits uh YES.

[@Lang5254]

I thought she was African albino. Those African features shol don’t lie.

[@nicolestevenson7193]

Letter B they don’t

[@laurencameron3150]

But she’s a white woman. She has a half black mom and a white dad. How is she black?

[@debrabelton3161]

I agree her features are black.

[@grandmap3389]

That’s what I thought, I know several that look just like her.

[@InMahdWeTrust]

You are what your father is

[@lajuanda]

Black folks, we come in all shades. My grandmother is somewhere between her or her mom’s complexion. When I was 3 years old, I asked my granny if she was white. She laughed so hard and said, “No, I’m Black.” She grew up in rural Mississippi in the 30s and 40s. She knows she is Black. That’s that.

[@lizziedanse8335]

Why do we come in "all shades" ?

[@Imani_alee]

​@@lizziedanse8335 Black people come in diverse shades & hair textures due to Africa's rich genetic heritage, influenced by multiple genes, migration & environmental factors. Africa has diverse genetics because: - It's the birthplace of humanity (200,000+ years ago) - Many ancient populations migrated, mixed, and evolved over time - Africa's vast geography and climate variations led to genetic adaptations Result: a continent with incredible genetic diversity!

[@lizziedanse8335]

@Imani_alee The shades represented today didn't exist previous to European and Arab invasion. If they were naturally occurring, they would be represented more commonly in our community. They aren't....so why?

[@Imani_alee]

@@lizziedanse8335 but if you're talking about why we have different genetic makeups in Africa that weren't there prior to Arab and European invasion, I have no answer to that, Though some people say the genetic makeups have always been there even before the invasions, but I have no idea.

[@lizziedanse8335]

@Imani_alee .....isn't this the conversation we are having? Genes do not create something out of nothing.. those properties need to be there before they can be expressed. So, it is a fact that we have the most genetic diversity, but the shades that exist now were not expressed before non African contact, so my question again is why do we come in all shades?

[@HelloHi-ik5lx]

I thought this town was going to be a place with a high incidence of albinism

[@milagrosgarcia8551]

Albinism is a mutation of a gene (segment of DNA that controls inheritance of a trait) and that can happen in any race.

[@ChelseyTheDawn]

Hello Hi yeah they don’t look white . They look like black people who are albino

[@ruthlessog9098]

@@ChelseyTheDawn they are fair skinned

[@Toni-id2pv]

​@@ChelseyTheDawn They Mixed. Black and white ❤.

[@jeidicordones5866]

I swear that I thought she was a black beautiful woman with albinism

[@alankn6508]

Jeidi Cordones wait she’s NOT albino

[@mattwey9735]

alan kn no she’s White with a wide nose

[@kingdingaling781]

Beautiful? Get outta here

[@candybutler1955]

Me too

[@wolverinelogan9430]

@@mattwey9735 PINK

[@sahpem4425]

So fascinating. I clicked expecting a story about albinism.

[@nanit06]

Also found this very fascinating.

[@vanerodz8215]

Me too. Still what I learned is that albinos are really black. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s what I learned.

[@mochamarie5529]

Me too

[@blueheart1331]

Yeah. We all did XD

[@angelacarrington453]

@@vanerodz8215 Yes you are right albinos are from the descendants of Noah. He was albino. If you read the book of Enoch it describes his features.

[@RubeeRoja]

That town goes off of the "one drop rule".

[@capnsteele3365]

for generations they were treated as black folks, it takes generations to adjust to thinking ur white.

[@Elleliza3501]

Yep. People from other countries don't understand, but there's lots of towns like this. Shows culture is deeper than color.

[@annaandre9131]

It’s very important to her. She’s honoring her ancestors.

[@usernamehere1079]

Exactly

[@sunjewel9064]

Yes, she’s honoring SOME of her ancestors.

[@kristingallo2158]

One of her grandparents actually. Half black mom. White dad. And this is 21 century Ohio.

[@kristingallo2158]

Hank, the Angry Drunken Dwarf 18th 🤣

[@Ratchet4647]

Gotta remember that in the past the one drop rule said that any black ancestry made you nonwhite. Her mother obviously raised her with her cultural heritage and engrained this in her such that she doesnt identify as white despite having numerous white ancestors.

[@88ashjen]

She is unapologetic af. She grew up in a different time. I can’t understand it but I respect her heritage.

[@thewatchers9123]

She's a nut. If her father is a white man, so is she. There's no such thing as "mixed."

[@theroyalcat7010]

@@thewatchers9123 Her father had a "colored" father

[@thewatchers9123]

@@theroyalcat7010 Okay, my bad. This is the perfect example of the confusion of faces because her kids look just like s/c white people.

[@xxflameaminoxx]

The Watchers if her mother was a "colored" women then shes colored, of course it clear that she albino but she most likely has african ancestry.

[@Naturellona]

@@xxflameaminoxx she said she had red hair so i believe her hair color change with aging.

[@alexisc.2977]

It’s clear that she’s mixed race, she looks albino also

[@eyes7775]

So in US u need to registered your self in one of the race ? Can't u just said U're American ? Or identify yourself as new yorker , hawaian or other state ?

[@westcoast2372]

Every single person in America is mixed race. We all come from other continents. No person alive today is 100% Anything. I’m white, did a dna test, I’m over ten different countries and even 1% from Africa.

[@ladygg2753]

@@westcoast2372 yes we are ,,,

[@livi9591]

eyes 777 states are not like countries in Europe. States do not differ as much as European countries.

[@oalvarez5486]

@@westcoast2372 yeah I always thought I was Hispanic but I did a ancestry test and I'm only 13% lol

[@AngieKawaii01]

I am watching this video for the second time and I’m blown away by Miss Roberta, she understood the complexities and nuances of race while fighting the south to acknowledge her heritage all while living in a time you could only dream about peace between racial groups. Her firm stance on race isn’t because of someone else’s laws or public policy, it’s because of her personal identity and connection to her family. Sure the one drop rule is probably to blame for the creation of east Jackson but their actions prove they seek to uplift and celebrate their black roots over their white roots because of the racial disparity, which they saw firsthand, that produced trauma which had the effect of propelling their need to identify as black.

[@anna-marie-]

very thoughtful analysis!

[@judaprinxbeatz.8008]

THAT ATTITUDE IS IN LATIN AMERICA TOO

[@Asme1111-t8h]

Except its crazy

[@hughhughes4488]

I think the old woman identifies as black because her mother looked black (though very light skinned), and it's a way for her to honor her mother. She also looks slightly black herself, but her daughter definitely does not and I can understand her not wanting to identify as black because no one will see her as black.

[@MooMilkMilk]

The problem is that her mother didn't look black at all. People have accepted light skinned and straight haired people as black because of the one drop rule. In reality her mom looks mixed race, not white and not black. But due to the one drop rule being enforced for centuries people's view on what 'black' really is has become warped.

[@hughhughes4488]

Well, it's really about what other people think. You can say you're black or white or mixed race, but in reality it will really be others who define you. The old woman's daughter said she realized that in elementary school; her mother told her she was black, but the reality was that everyone saw her as white. To the world, she is white.

[@MooMilkMilk]

@@hughhughes4488 yes, but everybodies view on what is black has been affected by the one drop rule. People who show even the slightest signs of mixed ancestry can claim to be black and that's the issue. They're not black, they are mixed.

[@hughhughes4488]

@@MooMilkMilk That's true, but what happened (in the past, I don't know about today) is that these mixed-race people ended up only marrying one race of people and so got whiter and whiter with each generation (or blacker). So the old woman's mother was a very light skinned black person (by american standards), the old woman has hints of african features, but her daughter now looks 100% white. Read up on the famous siamiese twins eng and chang bunker, they were chinese but somehow got registered (in the early 1800s) as white, married white sisters and had many mixed-race children. Today, they have 1000+ descendants, all white. You can compare that to South Africa where coloured (mixed race people) are a distinct group of people with their own cultural and racial identity who mostly only marry each other and live in their own neighborhoods; we don't have such a group of people in America.

[@Theblackbumblebee]

Miraha Carey identifies as black woman and she's accepted as one. People need to travel to North Carolina we have tons of black folks who appear white.

[@chantebrown2829]

Genetics are sooo interesting. Pale white skin and 4c wooly hair wide nose. FYI mixed is not just exclusive to white and black. Not all mixed people have fair skin.

[@fredrika27]

@IssaLovesRaja I'm 3/4 black and 1/4 white and have 4c hair. My son is 30% black and 70% white and has gasp--4b hair! There are mixed people who can't shake having 4a-c hair!!! My son looks Arabic while I have a caramel color! The 2020 census will be the first time we can claim our mixed heritage!!!

[@rachelb1502]

That's why racism is so stupid...genetics are far more complex than white/black/asian...I identify as a white woman but in reality most humans have sub saharan heritage (however small). Beautiful in a way, just shows that the only 'race' really is the human race 🤷‍♀️

[@fredrika27]

@@rachelb1502 That is true! Although I look black, my face is very much European while my body is African. Meanwhile, my son is a mixture of both! he's tall and has the body of the Masai, but has the features of a European! When people see him, they always ask what he is! When they see me, often they ask if I adopted my own son because we don't resemble each other in color! When he was born at hospital, he had light brown eyes which turned dark brown after a matter of weeks! The doctors actually wrote white male on his birth certificate, which my husband and I didn't catch until my mother said something about it! Luckily our state had a biracial category and that is what we checked. It was 2001!

[@bettycastille1372]

I see and know that there is a lot of people I've seen that say they are white , but i see right before me a black person,you can just tell somehow

[@Brayden4996]

Me I’m mixed with white skin and reddish orangish hair

[@flwrfan1752]

Roberta is a strong woman who loved her Mother dearly and will not deny her heritage.I admire her strength.

[@luvmj32]

Hi👋 I'm you're 100th "like"!

[@BREEZYb7414]

Yes I love your comment its so true

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

I agree. But she doesn't have to insist on this bizarre hair-splitting weirdness in order to cherish, live out & honor her mother's heritage & her mother's being. Just be what you are. All of what you are.

[@joycediondo4142]

Nahhh

[@margaretwhitmore5776]

Roberta is not someone to admire. She has no strength. She has allowed everyone to believe she is white. She becomes Black when it suits her. If you admire her there is something seriously lacking in you.

[@LezZeppelinFanPage-nm1ly]

I have green eyes, freckles and was born with blonde hair. My parents are from India. I even have taken a DNA test and I am 100% South Asian. I have been told all my life, " You don't look it" from Indian people. Really interesting and frustrating. I wonder if I have been treated differently" not looking it?"

[@amycakes6809]

So, I do see black in the mother...just her skin is white..but her bone structure and features are very "black"

[@amycakes6809]

@@shaheenyah5345 Shes not Albino

[@normanhenderson7300]

@@shaheenyah5345 , Yes, they just have a genetic error happening.

[@normanhenderson7300]

@@amycakes6809 , Yes she is.

[@amycakes6809]

@@ediblepanties No I don't mean her phenotype, because skin is part of your phenotype and her skin doesn't say black, but her Features do.

[@amycakes6809]

@@normanhenderson7300 No she is not Albino..if that's what your saying

[@ArmandoBellagio]

Why don't they just consider themselves 'mixed-raced'? Why do they have to decide between black and white?

[@lizcheleg]

Armando B. Some forms you have to fill out back then didn’t allow it. You had to pick one. These days there is more options. I’m only 44 and when I was 18... I had to chose one. Of course I would leave it blank but I’m from NY. Different atmosphere.

[@mmlvx]

Acceptance of "mixed-race" is only a few decades old in most parts of America. When I was young, even in northern cities, it was a topic of controversy. When the mother was young, with grandparents who were visibly dark-skinned, she'd have been considered black, period. Kids who turned out to have light skin often could and did "pass for white", but that was considered to be a deep betrayal of their families. Mixed-race people were often in a kind of social limbo, given privileges (denied to their relatives) by whites who didn't know they were mixed, subtly discriminated against by whites who did know. For a sanitized glimpse of what it was like, check out the movies "Imitation of Life" from 1934, then remade in 1959. Society has changed somewhat. In the current cultural context, it makes sense for the daughter to identify as white. (For the record, the American conception of race is one of the stupidest things in the world. Heck, it might be *the* stupidest thing. Top ten, certainly.)

[@riana4691]

I have to pick one on forms all the time. My parents got denied service at a restaurant in 2003 for being an interracial marriage. We very much have a “pick one” culture. And when we are required pick one we get told we aren’t really that one. It’s like yes, I’d like to be considered both, but right now it’s like I’m considered to be neither

[@ArmandoBellagio]

@@riana4691 Wow, seems like in the US you are far behind the UK for example. I lived there like from the late 90s till 2000 and remember they already had like mixed on their forms.

[@riana4691]

Armando B. It could just be my state, since different states have different rules. Also interracial marriage was only legalized all across the country in 1967 (loving vs Virginia), so it’s fairly new I guess

[@knatt405]

Baaaaby the way momma stood up for herself 🤩😍👏🏽🤗

[@NaturallyKoilyKuteness78]

Yessssss honey, I love her for it!!!! She's not ashamed of being Black! That ignorant comment from her daughter though smh. There are many Black people with blonde hair, blue eyes and pail skin. Just because she's ignorant to their existence doesn't mean they don't exist. Momma came through and shut her right on down!!!!😳 I got up out of my seat when she did too!😄

[@filethisinformation3277]

Whites are albinos, but they don't know it.

[@msbestsunshinesunny7858]

It’s time to Stand up and be Recognized!

[@ellenkincaid8434]

We also have black in our ffamily

[@dianaholoma8143]

DuZy She’s not black though and she never will be idc if she’s 1/8 black she sure as hell won’t be treated like you and me though

[@SAF3182]

Look at the edges of her daughter's hair...that's black hair. Look at the teen boy's blonde afro. Those folks are mixed.

[@hhsdas6132]

I was seeing the same thing her daughter edges u are right thats the black in her

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

They are all most definitely mixed.

[@jaszlyyy]

she done named bought 10 ethnicities german, irish, turkish black, whatever we not denying they’re mixed. just that race is a phenotypical feature. white is white even if black parents

[@stillirise592]

I was looking at that too.. I think the mother was trying to teach the children that eventually it will express .. even after generations… that DNA doesn’t lie

[@badboydrd]

Yeaaa that boy can’t even hide it

[@tracyi9152]

The mom is very confident and proud, I like her. Strong woman.

[@boxgaming281]

SHE LOVED HER BLCK SIDE SO MUCH THAT SHE PROCREATED WHITE!! YEAH RIGHT🙄🗣

[@monicamadaras3511]

@@boxgaming281 theres always one downer, scroll on & stfu if you dont like it, I love that woman, i love her straight talking, my girls are mixed but identify as black, there choosing not mine! Your comment just widens the racial divide!! I dislike people like you but I am British & think differently

[@sahra4091]

She has The Yoruba blood in her.

[@erikamoss9266]

@@sahra4091 How do you know that? Her ancestors could be from the Cameroon, Benin, Ghana, or any other West African nation. How did you come to settle on Yoruba?

[@blackbeauty8034]

I love the mother, she black and she proud. Say it LOUD🖤

[@brian95240]

When she said, "I stand on black!" I had to respect that. She has a strong sense of self. Not too many people are unshakable like her.

[@yawnpherella]

I'ma complete black looking person and she gives me insecurities so bad, never saw a person so proud of being black like that, tbh

[@sowhat...]

@C B maybe you're full of yourself.

[@Juniperberry1]

👊

[@charlene2459]

@C B 'privileges of being white', okay Karen

[@anonmessagesage1503]

@@yawnpherella HAHAHAHAHA I know this woman is wacko. But she grew up in the south, there was no thing as slightly black, or mixed race. You were one of the other. Her white peers never accepted her as white, so this is why she's so damn stubborn about being black. To each their own, if she wants to identify as black so strongly, let her.

[@Bugsyjr]

This whole conversation is just frustrating. The daughter recognizes that she doesn't experience the same struggles as CURRENT black people and the mother cares more about the struggles that her ancestors felt. Both are equally valid and should be respected.

[@nullakjg767]

@Reluctant Human My grandmother came to america during ww2. Literally all my my ancestors were enslaved to hard labor. The lucky ones that is. The unlucky ones went straight to the gas chambers. Then I grow up in america and get told im responsible for and benefit from slavery despite my ancestors being enslaved less than a single life time ago. People dont actually care about history. Racists CANNOT see past skin color.

[@cacamoto5395]

But that doesn’t make her black

[@Mateo-dp3kg]

null akjg I see your point but there’s one thing that I would correct. If your ancestors came after ww2 then you directly benefit from slavery and Jim Crowe based off of the privilege your skin color carries in America. When your grandmother came to the United States, Black people couldn’t drink at the same water fountains as her, go to the same schools, or eat at the same places. Black people are still oppressed by the prison industrial complex today. All white people benefit whether they want to or not, and that’s the truth

[@phoenixfire4923]

@Reluctant Human No just stop posting ignorant comments.

[@leroy3778]

Couldn´t have described it better.

[@fruggoalmil3563]

I loved this woman's determination to be who she knows she is. Society trying to tell her play white and get by instead of loving your blackness. She is the true definition of self love and being proud of who you are.

[@armadhillo]

There is a difference between race, culture and ethnicity just saying

[@nanit06]

Fact!

[@bijismythe551]

Yes, so what is your point in reference to this video?

[@armadhillo]

@@bijismythe551 the reference to this video is that you can say that ethnically or culturally you're black but that doesn't mean your race is black...

[@bijismythe551]

@@armadhillo as a black woman, gonna have to disagree with ya. There is no such thing as race technically, scientifically speaking. So black is an ethnicity and in the u.s., it's a culture. Ethnically she is black , culturally, southern perhaps,?

[@chestersnap]

Yeah, it's really concerning that doctor wouldn't let her out down her actual heritage when it can affect some diagnoses. Certain diseases only really affect people from certain regions of the world so ignoring part of her medical history based on her skin color is potentially dangerous because the doctor's would never think to check for those issues. The idea that if your skin is white enough that you should ignore a significant portion of your grandparents is also pretty toxic since it implies there's a better choice when you're mixed and it ain't black

[@lamar1423]

I love how this illustrates the complexity of US history.

[@arkrules8557]

It shows the complexity of culture VS biology perception of self identification.

[@batissta44]

Race is a social construct and its viewed differently in different societies.

[@anaangel5434]

Pretty much.

[@MuziqueJunkee]

It's okay to say you're multiracial but I appreciate the pride she has in her black roots.

[@tracyannjohnson5724]

Muzique Junkee And it’s ok for to say that she Black

[@MuziqueJunkee]

@@tracyannjohnson5724 what exactly is your problem with what I said?

[@tracyannjohnson5724]

Muzique Junkee She doesn’t need to say she’s multiracial to make others feel comfortable

[@Lostinmyhead23]

tracy ann johnson but she’s not black and neither are her children. She’s a mixed race multicultural woman I doubt she’s ever faced the struggle of a black woman

[@KingofAloha808]

@@MuziqueJunkee She just trying to argue for nothing. You said nothing wrong. We understood, get it, and agree with you 100%! Everything you said were facts.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

Her children look white.

[@latoyahardwick1]

I believe her! Her mother probably raised her to never forget who she is! A true black mother would definitely do that!! Especially being mixed herself! Just my opinion💞

[@kaleenajean]

So true and her mom was probably even more proud to be.

[@christine3477]

Exactly

[@TallowQueen]

What do you think about her daughter not claiming to be black and upsetting her mom? I mean, she does look mostly white. But she is still mixed. Which we pretty much all are I guess haha

[@warriorfortruth2838]

never forget who you are iff your mixed your BOTH WHITE AND BLACK why do mixed kids not recognise their WHITE too

[@jasonhendry8136]

All granted but, shes not black, biology is biology, where is the melonin?

[@LouLou14-14]

This should had been way longer then what it was, very interesting.

[@brandycarter558]

Being I'm a history nut, I would have definitely appreciated more information/history on the little country neighborhood/town. I find it all to be extremely fascinating. ❤

[@chrisventura1881]

Right I'd like to see more interviews from others in the town

[@krystalsmith5218]

She identify as black because of how she loved her black mother.

[@pipebomber04]

Yeah she loved her truly and identifying as white is erasing that memory

[@sweetstormz]

Exactly. It’s truly out of love and respect for her dear mother. She is an honourable woman.

[@Gilliebeany]

I didn't think of that. As a white woman, I initially thought maybe someone who physically appears white but calls themselves black were part of a problem, because they'll have societal priveledge regardless of where they were raised... But this perspective of it being tied to family history and her mother is really beautiful. The pain on her face when her daughter calls herself white is very evident, so I think you are right. To get, she is preserving memory, and her heritage because it's no longer visually there so everyone else erasing it by not recognizing it hurts her.

[@mcleo9935]

So if she didn't love her mother, she wouldn't identify as Black?

[@ivyrainbitch]

her mother was half white

[@historical.isolde7918]

I remember growing up in a mining town in Western Australia in the 90s, and there was a guy at school who was white skinned, blue eyes, and hair so white you would swear he was albino. Not only did he identify as black (Australian Aboriginal), but he had very deep cultural roots with the local Elders. He was raised black and he was proud of being black (and given what a racist pit that town was then and now, that says something about the importance of family for him).

[@opalfishsparklequasar8663]

My family is multiracial. It's true. Black people can always tell their own, even when others can't.

[@briesthoughts2261]

opalfish sparklequasar sadly sometimes they cannot if they aren’t around lighter complexioned African-Americans. Those with biracial people in their family tend to be able to tell.

[@chrisnaicker55]

Very true words!

[@lilweedsea]

It’s a deeper connection

[@Mina-kr8rv]

Yep!

[@hannahgentile5829]

Not all the time can they tell. A lot of dark skinned black people seem to think I'm Spanish when they first meet me. I don't know how they think I'm Spanish - I'm a light skinned black female with the facial structure of a black person.

[@Noname-si6jr]

This just changed my life. My life lesson for today. Stand firm when you know who you are.

[@justshaying1927]

Me too, I'm proud of her and i dont even know her 🔥

[@justshaying1927]

@Karen Hope Did I mention race?

[@studmalexy]

the lesson we can take away from this is "white privilege" theory has been DEBUNKED! everybody assumes she is "white" but it gave her no inherent advantage in life.

[@cjazzyree06]

Mr Hole how do we know she didn’t benefit from looking white? White privilege doesn’t mean rich, smh!

[@filethisinformation3277]

Whites are albinos, but they don't know it.

[@susiefairfield7218]

Grew up in a blended community and it is said " I'm black, I just got mixed up on the paint job"

[@leahhugginsthompson9093]

Susie Fairfield 😂👍🏽

[@callmemr.thomasreagan1157]

Susie Fairfield .....🦓 !!!!

[@lucasdias2582]

That's why most of the people here in Brazil (56% of the population) considered themselves "pardo" which is the equivalent of mixed race. Americans always tend to classify themselves as white or black strictely... that's weird and don't actually match with their race.

[@emilyf9725]

It has to do with the history of slavery and race relations in America as to why that happens.

[@Seth9809]

In Brazil people of mixed race were below white people, but above black people. In the US, there was only being white and being black.

[@littyjones905]

We’re not gonna act like Brazil isn’t racist towards black Brazilians bro.

[@imdurmac1]

My family is like this too...every shade of light and dark, but we know who we are. 😍😍😍

[@themac5010]

YDM MDY ... Same✊🏾

[@KingofAloha808]

@That Breezy Exactly. It is what it is. The lady in this video is not "Black".

[@SuperLibra101]

Royal Gem so your not black .... biracial is what you are !

[@SuperLibra101]

Well y’all should be biracial ! Be who you are and fully black is not what you are !

[@42Zhero]

Y’all must of heard about reparations too huh...

[@KeepingIt-fm2lj]

Love this lady, My grandmother passed 12 years ago. And she was pretty much the same complexion. I bet if we all did a ancestry test the results would be suprising.

[@sanhar2075]

Keeping It 100% My brother did do an ancestry test and it did come out that we had ancestors from northern Africa.

[@PrettyGurl12361]

Keeping -my aunt can pass as white but she is Black with two Black parents. Her husband was a mechanic and he was talking about white people and his mechanic co-worker who was Asian said aren't you wife white ??? lol He was was like H*ll No!

[@SexyCarmelo68]

I'm still black periodddd lol

[@drc9378]

It's absolutely fascinating to get one! 👍 I highly suggest it. It's really fascinating and it can be a real help to so many people that don't know what their background is at all. History unfortunately hasn't been kind, but what's awesome about the ancestry test is that you can get matches with dna... Could be as direct as a parent, esp if they're in the system or as far as several # generation of cousin's. Our neighbor is 85, was adopted as an infant and never knew anything about his own biological mother, father or any other family. He decided wth, why not, let's see what happens? So he ends up finding all kinds of new cousins and also found his Mother, Father, Aunt... Info on ancestry bcuz of these new connections. I'd say it's worth it to be able to investigate your own roots and connect hopefully. Keeping in mind that you'd be submitting your dna to a database. You are given the option to submit your own dna for "research" which I opted not to.

[@46uriah]

I’m not gonna lie, being a mixed person seeing this makes my heart full. To see a fair skinned person who’s black decent, identify and live by the label “black” despite Social judgement calling her white.

[@supaexcellence]

Renegade!

[@maxinecraig2094]

Totally agree! It’s empowering!

[@arifakyuz7673]

Social judgement? More like basic ancestry and genetics.

[@alexojideagu]

I'm mixed race. This woman isn't black. She has some black heritage and white heritage. She's mixed.

[@DSDaly]

She could easily pass for white and have an easier life not having to deal with racism, but she is proud and doesn't give af what anyone thinks

[@aav903]

I have no idea what it must be like to live in a country and have to worry so much about one's race.

[@scoon2117]

It's tedious my friend.

[@cloutdaze]

She was raised in the one drop rule time period... can anyone blame her for being so immersed in her belief ?

[@Budoexplained]

Her mom was a mixed her, making her a mixed too. How is this one drop?

[@kemeticlady]

but she has Black in her immediate bloodline. Her mother is a mixed race Black woman. The one drop rule. from back in the day, doesn't even apply to her!

[@cloutdaze]

If y’all don’t know how percentages work stfu

[@Budoexplained]

E So her Grandma is half native and black, then her mother is a quarter of both of those, so half. Then half that again making her a quarter. How is this one percent? We don’t know what culture she retains from her mother but there is probably some there too. Culture isn’t apart of blood thing but it’s also makes you who you are. I understand your 1% argument but it simply doesn’t apply to this situation. Look at Liz warren with her native claim, that an appropriate situation for your assertion.

[@cloutdaze]

Anthony NS two different time periods tho, Liz Warren is just a joke in general.

[@celieboo]

Mama is black. She is so fair, she could pass back in the day. But that bone structure doesn't lie--mama is black.

[@masonamaitiswritten5305]

Her nose says black too!

[@taxresolutioncecentre]

Got that nose too

[@antoniorobles3498]

FACTS 👍🏼💪🏼

[@canishajohson2517]

She definitely look black to me. Her facial features scream it she is just light skin.

[@simontatum7808]

The self hate is real in the comment.

[@rosestewart8879]

And this is exactly why people should not say racist things around people.Because you never really know what a persons background is.

[@jamimarie6117]

My son's great grandmother is dark skin. "Black" but by looking at him you can't tell. It breaks my heart when people say racist things around him. He gets upset. It's sad

[@alexiabates9185]

I think you shouldn’t say racist things because well it’s racist and unkind not because you may not know a persons background lmfao...

[@padmasalam5267]

Rose Stewart she is both. Isn’t it obvious? I am surprised she hasn’t mentioned her albinism.

[@derynn1213]

Racism can be towards white people as well lol

[@khanmaida]

But she is mostly white thought, she's hardly black...I don't understand why people are rooting her on for something she's not.

[@np700]

I'm biracial and identify as mixed. I'm also very white assumed by others. People who are POC presenting face discrimination and struggles that those of us who are white presenting just don't face. So our experiences are different and we face less barriers and dangers. I think as the bloodline continues and is watered down, people become less POC presenting and likely relate less to the culture too. It's more accurate at a certain point and also i think acknowledging of the differences in being a POC or white presenting person (like when you're 1/8th POC) to say you are white, with POC heritage, or mixed. I also understand her perspective in that people are too simplistic about race even today. They simply stare at your skin colour and then label you as that. Organisations and people also need to take account of mixed people and allow us to tick more than one race or acknowledge that people can have mixed cultures and backgrounds and not to make assumptions about what a certain race looks like.

[@bellawatson-k7p]

I know it sucks because one time someone said to me In front of a group you're not black then ask me are you black twice and I said no.I'm mostly European with 1.4% Melanesian and my hair is red💀

[@SoFrolushesTV]

What is the genetics dna of this town. That would be interesting

[@lockandloadlikehell]

It's 100% Greek.

[@TheKaren_makeup]

It's a small town in Ohio and all I seen was "White people" Some black people migrated to that town even Sally Hemings/Thomas Jefferson son lived near by.

[@MsVakong]

@@lockandloadlikehell 😂

[@MysticElena]

I’m from Ohio and one came in a store I was working in and he said he and his family were mulungeon . I was fascinated by how they looked because they really had black features

[@shalanathomas7751]

@STIFF LITTLE FINGERS would you shut up! Its just a matter of being curious...! If scientists and geologists weren't curious of a matter they wouldn't have asked questions and been driven to do research and persue a thing!! That's how discoveries are made... Its HUMAN nature to wonder and be curious of the unknown! Her statement has nothing to do with racism, damn!!!

[@waynedumas5523]

I just like her soul. She is happy for who she is as a person. You have to give her that credit.

[@MoreTisha]

Yes! I love her!

[@prestonmatthews725]

Got me all teary eyed.

[@zenebusman8575]

I💗her for it.

[@missydelle7005]

Yup, she’s got great energy.

[@Akhona3]

Asia Brown Right! She’s ridiculous. I feel bad for her daughter growing up with this delusional woman. I’m sensing Rachel Dolezal the original from her. She just tryna secure her spot for reparations

[@akwaabab8504]

i'm confused. how many drops of "white" blood does one need to be considered white?

[@blankman3935]

%

[@jeetyall8084]

Until the black blood can no longer be visible to the eye. At the height of the one drop rule, 1/32 black blood made you fully black

[@micahbenjamin]

Same

[@lovelygirlmay]

Akwaaba B well considering white people who are just white can’t look black, yet black people who are just black can look white....

[@yoramrodriguez1152]

Don't be confused this just shows how psuedo scientific race classification!

[@JesusLovingKentuckyGal]

As a person of mixed culture heritage I think this so amazing !

[@gatheringleaves]

They look more like black albinos to me, at least the older lady and some of her kids and grandkids, but apparently they're just really heavily mixed

[@billsmlth5381]

When you can pass for black like me you get plenty of pity pu$$y from white and black girls....They fall for that stupid media black crybaby sh@t every time!!!

[@ENB-xe2hg]

She is mixed

[@Shay45]

Her daughter does not and she clearly stated in the video that she is mixed. Black + white does not equal black People need to let the one-drop rule go. Please 🙏🏾

[@notsogreen]

@@ENB-xe2hg possibly mixed albino and may not know it.

[@carmichael2359]

Down home, lots of times mixed married mixed as did my husband and I, and my mother and father.

[@beautifulsoultress3078]

I really respect this woman Ms Roberta! She and her brother choose not to "pass" when many others her complexion definitely would have to feel more accepted and not discriminated. She is black and proud of it.

[@81redddd]

✊🏿

[@americanindian1403]

Girl bye this lady is white and burns in the sun , if she was Alicia keys or tiger woods color then maybe she could pass but she’s white as snow

[@moneymoney12]

@@americanindian1403 This really show how ignorant that you are.

[@americanindian1403]

@@moneymoney12 umm no it shows how logical I am D this lady claimed her grandmother was mixed and mother was half black without proof and they look white as snow , she is clearly another Rachel dosel or however you spell it

[@itsme0095]

@@americanindian1403 her nose don't lie. She is of mixed race.

[@lookather100]

🗣That older lady go harder for black people than most who “look black” do!

[@yolineshama]

lookather100 lol she has to go hard because she has to prove herself . She gotta prove her “blackness”

[@RockStar_Love]

I feel her though. You can not understand how it feels to prove your blackness. As a kid my sister and I looked to be mixed race. I've done a lot of tanning and out door activities so I have some color. I now am labeled as a light skinned black woman. You will never know how it feels to be too black for white people and not black enough for black people

[@tudormiller8898]

Oprah Winfrey ? Lol

[@tudormiller8898]

@@yolineshama It's interesting how many people in her position use their white privilege.

[@tudormiller8898]

@Ilyass Abbad What ? In the US, one drop of black blood makes you black. Period! Any White or black supremacist will tell you that.

[@matejamartin2199]

Honestly, majority of their ancestors are white and that makes person considerably white.

[@dwighthayes4738]

You will encounter the EXACT same thing in Louisiana and Mississippi too.

[@junesanders463]

Virginia and Louisiana too.

[@nancythecat1079]

Arkansas too. My husband's family is the same.

[@dwighthayes4738]

@@nancythecat1079 Yes you are right too. I've encountered this also in the Arklatex.

[@moorecherri]

Yes Creole

[@dwighthayes4738]

@@moorecherri Yes indeed.

[@respect-sy7fq]

It's nice to see this woman honouring her heritage. You can see the black features. Respect and power to you.

[@ladygg2753]

indeed black people can SEE black in features not just skin hair textures ,.. many white people are clueless that black is all types of background not just African .. we are mixed with African French , English , Italian , Irish ,German ,Swedish ect ect ...

[@rockydog7150]

🖤🖤🖤

[@osamabinladenmiliciano5.538]

I'm really proud of being white too, isn’t inventing the western world so very cool?

[@worldpeace42069]

@@osamabinladenmiliciano5.538 ur gonna get hate

[@tamearaharris63]

I think she looks black too besides the complexion

[@rdkirk3834]

Southern Ohio is very much deep South in its racial attitudes, and always has been. The "one drop" rule was king. The people in this town were marked "black" a century ago by all the surrounding communities, and they have always been treated that way. They accepted that, lived with it, and learned to take pride in it.

[@yarnednomady5535]

This is it

[@ChavelaRamona-ji9wm]

Amen

[@muhammadaarizmarzuq295]

only in ohio

[@rdkirk3834]

@@muhammadaarizmarzuq295 It could happen in southern Illinois, too.

[@emilyspeakstv8639]

Can I ask what the one drop rule is? Or was

[@J.Smithsonian]

You can tell the mother is black based on her features & hair texture. The daughter they interviewed appears as white. Her other daughter who they showed but didn't interview looks just like the mother. We are what we are. Black & White are American governmental terms. Imagine if they were born in the Caribbean, they'd just be called whatever the people of that country are called.

[@jewels3596]

Roberta looked like her heart was breaking when her daughter said she saw herself as white. 💔

[@ruthydrawsalot1979]

@UC6iQ2S4lp7vrRwN26xqCqXA She's mixed...

[@cu5864]

I don't know why her mother was hurt. She chose to identify as black, her daughter chose to identfy as white. She wants everyone to respect her decision but doesn't want to respect her daughter's decision.

[@snortyhogbottomputtingthef7701]

The daughter has a better grasp of reality than the mother does

[@ah-ss7he]

Seems more of a culture thing. Recognizing history.

[@mills1082]

When ur body possesses one drop of black blood by law u are black

[@bijoudeaux1]

Am I the only one who wishes this was longer?

[@loki2240]

Yes, I wish that they had shown and interviewed more people.

[@seansartor]

It makes wanna go to East Jackson Ohio to do my own Sociological case study

[@lynnwilhoite6194]

@bijoudeaux1 I actually said out loud that this needs to be longer!

[@orane3549]

No, you're not! I too wished it was longer. Love that woman Roberta.

[@Trendsetic]

I know. This was riveting.

[@wintertrine]

It's still weird to me that americans have to register a race....

[@willt.9654]

It’s for demographic/census purposes. You can put “prefer not to answer”. We wouldn’t know the statistics about racial income inequality or other disparities without that information. It makes it harder to ignore systemic racism.

[@naomigenerosofaustino8336]

Brazil also does it. It is not that uncommon.

[@SandyRiverBlue]

It's about providing services to the underserved and historically disenfranchised.

[@idkkk1862]

Very throughly confused as well

[@wintertrine]

@@SandyRiverBlue and..do they receive those services? I get the impression they dont 🤔

[@kandacenoire]

“I stand on the black” -Bird, quote of the year.

[@Xxtherealest]

Kandace Noire 🤣🤣🤣 That cracked me up

[@jaquen1977]

Yaaaaaas

[@inannalilith3096]

@@zamorapakalolo6699 you'd be surprised my friend, some black people do.

[@iamyeboah2863]

Honestly 😩😩🤣🤣🤣

[@Fetterbone]

"I stand on the black" I'm going to carry that phrase in my heart now and forever. Beautiful.

[@stacyb6489]

Roberta was having NONE of the "I'm not black." She said what she said.

[@kingsaintides7227]

But she laid down with a white man...thats why the girl is confused. The seed you plant, is the kind of tree youll get.

[@houdini5538]

Stacy B She’s mixed race not black, can a black person who has white down the line claim they’re white? Smh

[@pasijutaulietuviuesas9174]

@@houdini5538 With 5-6% of black in her, even "mixed" is a bit of a stretch. Usually, you're considered mixed if you have around 50:50 black and white or at least 30:70.

[@hayleycathleen]

Where are you getting 5-6% black? Her mother was mixed and father was white. Wouldn’t that make her 25% black??

[@pasijutaulietuviuesas9174]

@@hayleycathleen The mixed person doesn't have to be 50:50 black to be mixed. Some different sources claimed she's 5% black, some claimed she's 6% black, I just went with 5-6%.

[@iamgabrielhutchinson]

Ms. Bert’s unwavering pride in her identity is extremely commendable. Knowing that she, like her daughter, had the opportunity to pass as white but did not, and instead anchored her feet in knowing who she was is extraordinarily given her circumstances. So glad this video came up in my recommendations.

[@jenniesmythe8188]

I’m with the daughter. She’s white. Yes she has black in her like loads of white ppl but she’s white. Now mom looks biracial. Even though her skin is white her features are black.

[@stephaniealicia-y3i]

@@jenniesmythe8188 totally agree.👍

[@Seth9809]

Plessy was whiter and was made to sit in the black car.

[@flatlands9334]

Interesting. I thought she had albinism from first glance.

[@sweetpea7455]

me too!

[@Cthebomb45]

Lmaooo me too

[@pegphillips154]

Fay was like a 2nd omother to me, she didnot fìnd out about her black blood until high schooĺ. Fay haď been dating both a white mwn and a black man. But back in thè 1930s she thought best to marry the black mañ He also hqd white blood

[@pegphillips154]

I also had a red heaď ministeŕ wyho haď both white and black children. Its a matteŕ of family histoy

[@bjosh02]

Me too😧

[@smoovehand5177]

U can hear the strength in her voice. It's a special kind of strength...yall know what I'm talking bout

[@g.pearson4726]

Yup ✊🏽💃🏽

[@ntuthu263]

Yes.

[@DD_MENEN]

Yes 100%

[@bbredhead70]

American pride

[@earthwerm]

Yep, not many of us have that strength.

[@musiclistsareus1029]

She is mixed and her daughter is mixed, a lot of people are, why demand people to acknowledge only part of your heritage?

[@somethinginteresting8151]

Exactly

[@missquinberly]

Honestly as much as they speak of being proud of their race, I feel like it's stemming from the segregated time they were born in when if you had "one drop" of black blood you were black and not allowed in white society. So that's why they're equating "black blood in you" as "black" and not white/mixed.

[@achatwithgoitse]

In America they always choose 1, being black. They dnt realise they have to change. Coz they enjoy racism so much, n segregation

[@ludibaha9361]

Because people don't care about your genes , only what you look like.

[@iuliadel]

for realll as a biracial person this is so weird to watch. you can be Black *and* White?? this isnt a novel concept, and theres no reason to pretend you arent mixed when you are.. maybe the place she lives just doesnt acknowledge the existence of mixed ppl or smth lol

[@mick2spic]

People are way too hung up on race in this country.

[@bittorrentpromotion4084]

Yes and it was taught by government

[@le_fabulo]

True, as a French person it always surprises me, as we never talk about races here

[@trinleywangmo]

@@le_fabulo And yet, France has lots of racists, too.

[@Seth9809]

@@trinleywangmo France has race riots that make the US look reasonable.

[@strawberry-jq9fu]

@@le_fabuloFrance never talks about race ? lol

[@taurussun2228]

I thought mama was albino. This whole documentary has me confused..🤔 I mean I understand mama though.. Mama looks black to me.

[@VS-gb8kn]

U r, absolutely right. It's very very obvious, she have very very strong African blood, features.

[@VS-gb8kn]

Again, it's very, obvious, she's mixed with African blood.

[@Jc-si6pj]

Sunny she white being black is actually looking black. Her kids are white. If she was identified by police they would say white female.

[@odessawilliams8732]

She's has white complexion, but her features are of an African American.

[@VS-gb8kn]

@@odessawilliams8732 Oh yes, that's very true, she's telling the truth.

[@christopherfisher128]

I think too many people are conflating skin color with cultural identity.

[@aChristian4RonPaul]

Kinda silly that cultural identity is named based on skin color.

[@eugenefernandez4672]

Yup like in mexico there a lot of people super dark skinned people.

[@meaganscott5324]

I believe that people are conflating skin color with cultural identity because of black vs. white history in America. It’s just hard to believe she suffered the struggle of the black identity that was prevalent in America when she could easily be seen and identified as white...i.e she did not live the black struggle

[@msmarisol14]

@John Doe WOW.

[@mgal6234]

John Doe more of a status issue, not race. Poor whitetrash is exactly as you described as well.

[@joneta83]

I knew when she rolled her eyes when her daughter said she feels bad about not claiming black, she was black woman

[@joneta83]

@Lovely Wahu I know that eye roll and head shake

[@ddgslegs2606]

@Dioioego That is not true Africa is so diverse Giannis Antetokounmpo is Nigerian igbo

[@gwmayela]

Lololololol

[@whateverheather655]

I am white but I found out I have 0.7 African Sierra Leone and Geonan

[@cartierwhite2305]

Yep , I can tell they are black , just light skin

[@JaimeJoynes]

Every time I watch this documentary, it makes me cry, and I'm not even black... or white. Just adore Bert and her values! I'm Asian. 😂

[@xXDiamonddXx]

She takes that one drop rule very seriously

[@kaassaus4230]

The what?

[@meganaxelia]

Mixed is mixed.

[@chrissmith135]

So does halsey

[@ReelOne]

@@kaassaus4230 Back in those days law says you had 'one drop' of black blood in you, you were considered black.

[@Eclipse-mf6hc]

Yeah

[@pinkpuppy1984]

Well hell, I’m 7% Scandinavian so I’m gonna start telling people that I’m white. Let’s see how that works out for me.

[@scp7802]

@@ninomuerto6769 Scandinavians are white, she was making a comment and never said Scandinavian was a race.

[@silverbat5873]

They're all made up concepts anyway so dark skin people can be treated badly, anyway. But white privilege is based on your outer appearance many times, along with socio-economic class & background.

[@Matteus2109]

I mean, I suppose you could. Whose gatekeeping?

[@Amanning15007]

Same sis.... I'm 6% finish. Like 2% Irish and 3% native.... I guess I'm tri racial

[@noloblack5394]

But you are...partially atleast...?

[@ericbrooks1068]

I thought this was a spoof until I watched the entire video and realized these people are very serious

[@darice1]

😂😂

[@freightcorner5740]

Eric Brooks lmaoooo

[@sugakai561]

Lmaooooooooo I'm done

[@jasonhendry8136]

They're off their bloody rocker if you ask me literally no melanin, why? Because they aren't black. Fact is fact

[@introspect86]

I'm still thinking this is a spoof

[@slaytexeira2670]

Its sad...i remember my Puerto Rican mom saying Remember You Are Always Half. I understand both sides of the conversation completely.

[@keamoussaoui13]

It takes guts to stand up and say you're black when you could pass. So many of our people have taken the easy road, but for you to stick it out and ride this out with those of us who couldn't says a great deal about how fierce your are! Too proud right now!✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻

[@ascosche]

There are soooo many ways to look at this and I love your view. Positive supportive vibe. I love it!

[@Sbjhhv.w]

KeAndra Ceesay I know that’s right bc I could pass but I AM DAMN PROUD TO BE BLACK

[@OhDatsJaVion]

Yeap just like Lena Horne

[@dibebrown8645]

Why you supporting this nonsense sis!!! 😂😂 power to the people!!! ✊🏾

[@thatlthatjiminhandedeverya1018]

That lady is not black yo 😭😭

[@shrondabaylor]

This is why we (humans) should not be identified as a color but rather by our ethnicity, origin, or tribe. We are not crayons - nor do we all "fit" into a "box" . . .

[@peytongray4280]

Were to far gone

[@Ggyhhggtyyy]

I love that phrase "we are not crayons" :D

[@juliafarhat6685]

Amen!!

[@nghsrae14]

I agree BUT I feel like the "nationalist" movement came from the insidious roots of this thought process.

[@slow.and.hot717]

You're right. I played this video thinking "omg, there are white people in the US passing off or believing they are black?!" 😵But then realized it was more about their ethnicity. Colors are confusing. She's clearly white, but has black ancestry. They need to be identified as an ethnic group. That way both mother and daughter can be on the same page.

[@dsp7631]

I have people in my family that look just like her and her daughter.

[@cynthiapickett5017]

MADAME DON Ditto! I am also a native of the state; a LOT of black residents look like these people throughout the region.

[@Chowanoc222]

AND THEY ARE MIXED WITH CAUCASIAN!!! I know that may be a hard pill to swallow but you’ll never find people like this in Africa except for being albino and these ppl are not both her parents are OVER 80 percent white

[@dsp7631]

@@Chowanoc222 And?

[@HuesoAmarilloAfricana]

Same.

[@ashleewilliams9673]

@@Chowanoc222 Most African Americans are mixed with Caucasian so what is your point exactly?

[@freesia2067]

As confusing as it is, I think the daughter has the right to choose her race. In that manner, she will have a peace of mind because at the end of the day, it's her life to live.

[@laura.yolaine8245]

Her: you might not look black but you got the blood in you. Me: u sure damn got the voice.

[@BimmerBabe]

and cute lil fro too

[@darealblair3262]

Exactly the male determines whether she is black or not if her dad is black no matter how light or white she looks she is black the male transfers the blood.

[@laura.yolaine8245]

Jim Elliott 😂😂

[@laura.yolaine8245]

Bimmerbabe righhh

[@Mel-os5eh]

@@darealblair3262 so does this mean that I'm not black because my mums black and my dads white?

[@LajoyceHolloway]

I respect her, she loves her black roots, no matter how small, without it she wouldn't be here ❤

[@me-wz2wd]

Damn she must love that 6% black🤨 one drop rule 🙄

[@rahim4411]

@@me-wz2wd She's very ignorant!

[@MisterTurner-ex1fv]

Amen 🤲🏽

[@MisterTurner-ex1fv]

@@me-wz2wd That's what society and her mother taught her 🤷🏽‍♂️ It's true that she does have black in her, though ✅

[@MisterTurner-ex1fv]

@@rahim4411 How is she ignorant 🤨❓

[@monieloveb1]

She does have black features... Especially her nose an hair

[@ssnarashi]

she was a redhead.

[@MyAb111]

There is no such thing as "black" features.

[@ratfacedroach4514]

@@MyAb111 yes there is black people have double barrel shotgyn nose and frizzy hair

[@MyAb111]

@@ratfacedroach4514 All humans share the same features. You sound ignorant. Everyone in my family has a completely differently shaped nose from each other. Furry hair is a neanderthal trait. Excess body fur is a neanderthal trait. They were covered in fur. Since im 100% human I have human hair and it only grows on my head and crotch.

[@tinderchicken8263]

@@MyAb111 sure

[@Frey_2026]

Dude, everyone has ancestors in Africa, but not everyone is black. It's ok to say you're mixed race, or white of african descent.

[@garrynewman6211]

She could be albino

[@publichealth9470]

Years ago, she wouldn't have been solely identified as white due to her having partial black ancestry. So, why are white people trying so hard to force her into an identity she doesn't want, disregarding her autonomy and self-identification?

[@lynnedaltondalton7466]

Roberta Mother instilled in her she may look white but never deny her blackness. She knew she could easily fit in the white world but refused too deny her black identity! I love Roberta spirit!

[@aissamamatoua.1194]

She is denying her whiteness and she is not black

[@lynnedaltondalton7466]

@@aissamamatoua.1194 no comment lol

[@aissamamatoua.1194]

@@lynnedaltondalton7466 yup because I am right and you know it 😜

[@lynnedaltondalton7466]

@@aissamamatoua.1194 no I just don’t reply to people like yourself

[@aissamamatoua.1194]

@@lynnedaltondalton7466 because I am right thanks

[@Stephanii.K]

Her ending speech gave me goosebumps because she’s so proud of her heritage and I love that ☺️

[@bgimusic]

honestly, same

[@bji2664]

Pride is one of the reason this world is so messed up.

[@inannalilith3096]

Same! I felt her spirit. She's not playing.

[@kpopandchill9603]

Army

[@NoName-be8vp]

Errin Jones wtf she never said all those people are black 💀 you have dangerously bad comprehension skills

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

Biracial comes in many different shades and hair textures. EIther way this lady is sassy and I like her. She can come to the cookout and i'll give her a roller set.

[@becomingdazhuniquefrance2615]

I know that’s right sistah🤣

[@shelleypoo76]

Yep but this is white lol with African ancestry. It's like black people with white ancestors (like white grandparents). You can see a difference in phenotype, but they are black.

[@Beristw]

Jasmine Bischof indeed I like her stance. I like it very much.

[@Beristw]

@You Mad?just out of curiosity your definition of Black is?

[@kendraphic]

Lol

[@Shama7Ayin]

Why honor exclusively your black ancestors but not honor your white ancestors? Why is one regarded and the other disregarded? Both races have more to be proud of than to be ashamed of.

[@lilliannaomi1251]

If it wasn’t for racism having to explain your race wouldn’t matter

[@ks5865]

Yeah I don't even like categorizing people into "race" because it's not a strictly defining thing like all features are found all over the world.

[@mae_fd738]

Race the dumbest thing ever created

[@anuncolonizedmind6296]

Exactly, I agree

[@anuncolonizedmind6296]

We are not our body or our skin color, we are a soul/spirit that inhabit a body.

[@soldierofjesuschrist9748]

There's only one race in this world.

[@johnniemurray986]

I am black and white and til this day people approach me speaking Spanish lol.

[@TheT74]

Johnnie Murray there are Black Latinos, you know.

[@johnniemurray986]

@@TheT74 yes i do understand that. I was trying to say i get confused as Hispanic all the time

[@theannetteshow6220]

me too im blk and indian

[@JustTiffany80]

Johnnie Murray Because a lot of Latins are mixed🤷🏽‍♀️

[@johnniemurray986]

@@JustTiffany80 oh really i didnt know that lmao. I know what u mean though. Im just saying what i go through. People assume im spanish.

[@kolosaqomoyi8333]

I broke at "No matter what I had to go through, I still stood for black".

[@thesecond1a]

Kolosa Qomoyi, how? She didn’t go through nothing a black person would in a country area in the 1960s and below

[@crystallewis5822]

@@thesecond1a Neither did you. So what's your point?

[@intuitivemeena]

❤❤❤

[@thesecond1a]

Crystal Lewis, it isn’t about me is it?

[@CaylaMarieeeeee]

The Second How can you say that? You don’t know....

[@jacintatate]

I don't think the mother should force her children to identify a certain way. They could go as 'mixed' if they want.

[@VLADPowder]

I think you've entirely missed the point of her stance. It's about honoring her black heritage but sure we can erase that if it makes you upset lol

[@solshinesista4148]

Dang, she's bold. I feel like I sometimes don't feel "black enough" and my dad was black! Awesome window into this town! 👍

[@Blossom-s5y]

Sol Shine Sista ok but you have a black parent but this woman is white tho her mother is biracial(black and white) and her father is white which only gives her 24% African dna .

[@zabzahh]

Moon Light have you taken her dna test to confirm that percentage you made up? Stop making up percentages based off of what you assume to know. She might have a higher percentage of African ancestry than you or I know. A complexion doesn’t equate dna percentages. There’s a set of very light complexioned biracial twins that posted their dna results on here and they had more African dna than the darker people that posted results.

[@americancreole6299]

@Hakeem Edgar Lee Gaddafi I think it is odd that mixed people don't want to just be mixed. You don't have to be "black enough" or "white enough" because you are MIXED, a combination of BOTH or SEVERAL races. It is ok to be mixed! I am proud of my Creole ancestry!

[@Blossom-s5y]

Nailah Washington ok but she’s not black

[@kitten_582]

Dude really if I'm 99% white and 1% black i can't pass thought that was common sense

[@emperor5228]

This comment section is giving me a headache.

[@cassieclover99]

really though!

[@lyte4240]

😄

[@stevi2577]

For real

[@Wewather]

It's odd that having, for example, 1/8 black heritage is enough for someone to qualify as black in this women's eyes, but having 7/8 white heritage isn't enough to qualify as white. Seems to come from a time when "white blood" was considered pure and "black blood" was considered dirty. Even a little bit of black blood was enough to taint you. Even this women's stance of something like "I know what I am and I'm not ashamed of it" seems to be an echo of that.

[@kekedarius4957]

It may be because that small percentage of their history was enough to colour their family history, where they came from and how they were treated. So there may be some truth to it when you say that the reasoning might stem from an archaic notion of negative aspects on race. I think she might have difficulty when others prefer to identify differently because her fight and struggle still feel so real as she will probably have been through more negativity because of race than her daughter has.

[@vinihgaspar]

as a brazilian who is gods know how many generations of mixed race, this whole is story is confusing. im white btw, at least i think.

[@fordhouse8b]

I guess that is a part of the story, but it is also that being ‘black’ in the United States is not a purely genetical concept, but also a cultural one.

[@MB-xh4gf]

I dont care what the likes show, this is the most insightful comment here

[@heathertea2704]

Wewather CHUUURCH! Also wonder if the town has any non mixed BLACK residents? And what THEIR take is on it?

[@limpnjen]

This made me cry. I would love to watch a documentary about this town, very interesting and intriguing video.

[@tracyannjohnson5724]

My family is from New Orleans. I have many people like this. I had an aunt who passed for white. She married a white man. She never told him she was black. They had a child, and that kid came out as black as coal!🤣

[@ribenz7442]

tracy ann johnson why ? She’s embarrassed of something 😪

[@tracyannjohnson5724]

Ri Benz She ABSOLUTELY was! This aunt was already gone by the time I was born. My family used to tell stories about her and I used to see old photographs of her. She would have NOTHING to do with the family because she didn’t want anyone to know she was Black. But when she had that baby... EVERYBODY knew she was Black!🤣 Her husband ended up leaving her. Not because he found out she was Black, but because she lied about it.

[@ribenz7442]

tracy ann johnson oh wow damn . That really sucks for the man lmfao but wow that’s crazy . Black is beautiful nd I bet that baby is too . I don’t know why people feel otherwise of being black . Black is beautiful . That’s self hate lol .

[@americancreole6299]

@@tracyannjohnson5724 That actually reminds me of the Saindra Lang story. She came out caramel colored with 4c hair but she had two Boer (white Dutch) parents. She is a South African woman who grew up during the Apartheid era.

[@tracyannjohnson5724]

Ri Benz She was a precious dark chocolate baby with blue grey eyes. She died before I was born too.