Bajan, Baby! 10 Of Our Favorite Celebrities of Barbadian Descent (And A Few Random Surprises…)

August 9th, 2012 - By Victoria Uwumarogie

Source: cnn.com

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

I’m sure you already know that Cuba Gooding, Jr. is the son of Main Ingredient singer, Cuba Gooding, Sr., as well as the brother of actor Omar Gooding (Remember him from Baby Boy?). But did you know that they’re all of Barbadian descent? Cuba Gooding, Jr.’s grandfather was a native of Barbados, who later left the island to go to Cuba. His time in Cuba is actually how his son, and grandson acquired their first name…

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  • linda

    You eat the same food, enjoy the same music, & are of 1 culture.
    Which gets passed down generation to generation, even if you leave the
    island. I’m sure the Bajans are the same way. ~ blackwhiteplanet _℃om ~~~~~ is for thousands of upscale men and beautiful
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    attraction. It’s worth a try! if your family has been in the Americas for longer than 2 generations
    they’re there. Black People. Lurking in your family tree. Lol.

  • D

    what you fail to realize dumb dumb is that being black is exotic! so Megan Good even though she switches up her heritage with the breeze is exotic now of what origin wtfn!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001665451613 Myesha Mee-Mee Baker

    Megan Good is more exotic looking than Rihanna and way prettier!

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