Say It Loud: 8 Celebrities Whose Parents Were Activists

June 13th, 2012 - By Anthony Jerrod

 

"M.I.A."

(Photo Courtesy of somekindofawesome.com)

M.I.A.

The British dance and electronica artist M.I.A, who has been nominated for both Grammy and Academy awards, is the daughter of former activist Arul Pragasam.  As one of the founding members of the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS), Arul was actively involved in the Tamil independence movements in the 1970s.

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  • http://twitter.com/MsRedboneBrite Tee Elyse

    LOL @ the thumbs down I got for pointing out that it was the wrong Marley in the pic… they should’ve never gave ya’ll a dislike button!!

  • REGAL

    And what do you know, now these black men are dating and marrying the oppressors’ daughters…..disregarding the suffering their parents went through to afford them the right to mix with the oppressors. Oh, the betrayal!

  • http://twitter.com/MsRedboneBrite Tee Elyse

    That’s actually Stephen in the pic with Damian, but he & Ziggy do look just alike

  • JustSayin

    Mario Van Peebles also had his first sex scene at like age 8 because of his dad. Sounds like a lot of individuals had parents involved in the Black Panther Movement.