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Originally Posted by CorderoAries
Look at the UNSUNG television series episode on Sheila E on the TVOne channel. In the particular episode that was done and aired on her, she states specifically that her father is Mexican and her mother is Louisiana Creole. She said that that is what she is and that is what her mix is and that she is proud to embrace both of those and has gradually grown to accept all of who and what she is and how she has never fit into one particular group nor does she choose one over the other.
Do you have proof that "Creole is black/African American"? Black and African American do NOT mean the same thing. Creole certainly does NOT mean Black, and Creole is NOT synonymous with African American either.
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I don't know why you are so passionate about this.
However, I know Creole people and they are black, and a few look similar to Sheila E. If you have a problem with her being half black, that's on you. Sheila is of Mexican, Creole and African descent.
Her niece Nicole Ritchie is also of African descent and considers herself black.
btw -- According to Henry Louis Gate.........all mexicans have black in them since African slaves were brought to Mexico. So Sheila E. has African on both her mother side and her father side. Her father Pete Escovedo looks like he has some African ancestry, in my opinion. I know black men who have two black parents (not mixed) who look similar to him. I love Sheila and her dad's great-looking afro below:
This may also be of interest to you:
If you've seen her Unsung documentary, she says, "We didn't even know we were Hispanic, we just thought
we were black because my mom was Creole." Her father is Mexican. And Creole is a mix of French,
African American, Spanish and Native American.
Here's a quote from a Sheila E. interview:
But it’s her work as a philanthropist and a mentor that Sheila E. is most passionate about these days. The reason she was in Cincinnati was to perform in at a gala celebrating the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
Black and Latino Achievers program. “I love talking to the youth and helping them as much as I can or encouraging them, if I can help them at all,” she says. “What drives me is really just being able to be a blessing to someone, you know. I really enjoy that, and as much as I can do, I will
Read more here:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/...#storylink=cpy
Another tidbit:
Growing up in Oakland, CA Sheila E., didn’t realize she was Hispanic. In her community, there was black and white; she thought she was just
Black.
This is from Sheila E.'s website:
Sheila E. Being Honored by California Black Women's Health Project
"Women who dared: our legacy and our future". Sheila E. is being honored by The California Black Women's Health Project at their 17th Anniversary Breakfast Gala.
Date: Monday, November 7, 2011
Time: 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Venue:
The City Club
333 South Grand Avenue
54th Floor, Wells Fargo Center
Los Angeles, CA 90071
For tickets and sponsorship info:
E-mail: wellwoman@cabwhp.org
Call: 310-412-1828.
The California Black Women's Health Project was founded in 1994 and is the only statewide non-profit organization soley dedicated to improving the health of Black women and girls in California through policy, advocacy and education. CABWHP is committed to advocating for policies and practices that promote the physical, mental and emotional health of Black women and girls. We seek to empower women to become active participants in improving our health status. Working in partnership with health care providers, health advocates and community-based organizations, we believe as healthier future for Black women and girls in California is possible
Sheila E. to perform at Apollo Theater benefit
Sheila E. will be one of several all-star musicians performing at The Apollo Theater in New York in tribute to George Clinton on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 7:30 PM. This spectacular musical evening is raising funds for the second annual "STAT! For New York City's Public Hospitals" - celebrating and benefiting the work of our public hospitals and healthcare facilities in challenging times. Tickets are ON SALE now via TICKETMASTER
And doesn't the TV show "Unsung" profile celebrities of African Descent? Isn't TVOne an African American station? And wasn't Sheila E. also on a TVOne show called "Way BLACK when?" She was also interviewed on Ebony/Jet showcase.....another black tv show. Sheila also appeared in several black singer's videos before becoming famous.
If Sheila E is not of African/black descent, then why is she constantly on African/black tv shows, performing at the Apollo, participating in Black functions at the YMCA, participating in black events like the NAACP, Soul Train Awards, was the drummer on the "Keenan Ivory Wayans Show," featured on black magazines like Ebony and Jet, and currently being honored by a BLACK women's organization? Why is she always associated with black/african people if she is "not black?"
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