Eye Candy: Vintage Black Celebrity Family Pictures
by Denene Millner — Feb 7, 2014
Today, pictures of celebrities’ children are just a Google search away, but there was a time, way before paparazzi, way before blogs, way before gossip pages, that a star’s kids were generally off-limits to public viewing—especially if they were African American. You could count on Black media stalwarts Ebony and Jet to show the occasional family portrait, of course, but all-too-often, seeing the beauty of the loving relationships Black stars shared with their babies proved elusive. But they’re out there. Here, MyBrownBaby tracks down some of our favorites. (Click the arrows at the top of the photos.)
Harry Belafonte with daughter, Shari, 1957[Spotted on Beautiful Black Babies]
Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and their daughters. [Spotted on Black-Culture.Tumblr]
Eartha Kitt and daughter Kitt Shapiro. [Spotted on MommyNoire.com]
Bill and Camille Cosby with daughters Erika and Errin. [Spotted on SpecialNights.Tumblr]
Nat King Cole and daughter, Natalie, circa 1955. [Spotted on WhisperedBetweenWomen.Tumblr].
Josephine Baker and her 12 children, a multinational group of adoptees she called her “Rainbow Tribe.” [Spotted on People.com].
Denene Millner
Mom. NY Times bestselling author. Pop culture ninja. Unapologetic lover of shoes, bacon and babies. Nice with the verbs. Founder of the top black parenting website, MyBrownBaby.
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And everyone of them beautiful!
Love Josephine Baker. Thanks for the beautiful photos.