Profiled here are famous African American twins and multiples, as well as celebrity parents of twins who are African American.
Muhammad Ali
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Boxer Muhammad Ali is the father of identical twin girls, Jamillah Ali and Rasheda Ali-Walsh.
Ronde & Tiki Barber
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Identical twins, Tiki and Ronde Barber, have both had successful careers as professional football players.
Denzel Washington
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Actor Denzel Washington and his wife Paulette Pearson are the parents of twins, Malcolm and Olivia, born in 1991.
Tia & Tamara Mowry
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Tia and Tamara Mowry are identical twin sisters, best known for their television series, "Sister, Sister" and the Disney Channel movie "Twitches."
Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete
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The Peetes are parents of fraternal twins born in 1997. Daughter Ryan and son Rodney Jr. are two of the couple's four children. Holly Robinson Peete is an actress, singer and author while husband Rodney is a former NFL quarterback.
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance
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Actors Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are the parents of son Slater Josiah and daughter Bronwyn Golden born on January 27, 2006. The twins were carried by a surrogate mother.
Sean Combs
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Sean Combs - aka Puff Daddy or P. Diddy, fathered twin girls with girlfriend Kim Porter. D'Lila Star and Jessie James were born in December 2006.
Malcolm X
Civil rights leader, Malcolm X, was the father of twin girls, Malaak and Malikah, born in 1965.Harris Sextuplets
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The Harris sextuplets -- Kiera, Kalynne, Kaleb, Kobe, Kieran and Kyle -- were the first surviving set of African American sextuplets. They were born in Alabama in 2002. Another set of African American sextuplets were born to the Thommspon family in Washington, DC in 1997. Unfortunately, one baby was stillborn.
Millie & Christine McCoy
Millie and Christine McCoy were born to slave parents in North Carolina in 1851. They lived to the age of 61, the oldest female conjoined twins on record. They traveled throughout North America and Europe as a singers and dancers. They were nicknamed the Two-Headed Nightingale and even referred to as the eighth wonder of the world.Do you know of other African American multiples or parents of multiples who should be included in this feature? Please submit your suggestions.
