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</html>";s:4:"text";s:32596:"I was waiting for the day I actually heard or saw you utter those words of wisdom, Kitt. I talk about that moment as sad and as difficult as it is because it’s so real and it’s so who she was. Your response to her was gracious and probably undeserved. They are in fact mutts and should be proud of being a mutt and never let any one pigeonhole them into being what society says they must be. . I think that that is so incredibly powerful and hard to do that I feel it’s important that people really understand that little tiny, 5’2 woman was such a powerhouse because she didn’t believe in doing it differently. As the story progresses, the groups go in and out of the ‘star on/star off’ machine until no one is sure who is who anymore and realize after they’ve spent all their money trying to acquire a valid reason for being mean, that it was time, energy and money all wasted. Hi Kitt! I am nearly 40 and to this day, still get the stares or asked what are you. It’s tough, I’m not in your situation, but wishing you well and at the end of the day you had what I think was a wonderful mother that really loved and adored you and that’s what matters. I am Hispanic and have recently learned my ethnic make-up is of nearly every continent on the earth. I just watched you on a video and I can clearly see a strong resemblance with your mother. And a very exiting one. I was given away. You have no idea what they’re actually going to look like. It was 1973-74 and it was obviously during Apartheid. Kitt Shapiro: No. Thank You for this. Does “Truth” have a degree in genetics? God Bless! She left this earth literally screaming, screaming at the top of her lungs. I think it was a disservice to you to lie to you. Here is the comment left on November 3, 2017: I’m sorry, but just like your mother’s biological father was kept from her, your real mother was kept from you. I’ve been compelled to get my dna testing done as well (which I recently did) and I watched an interview that sounded like the stories I’ve heard about my great grandmother May who also had to flee the Carolinas because she was the “masters” biracial baby. Not that it really matters, but I believe she a brilliant yet trouble entertainer, who perpetuated the myth that she was a “Tragic Mulatto,” too “light, bright and damn near white,” had no family and belong to no race. Your mom has a special glow in this picture. Eartha pretended to have a baby that she didn’t actually have.. she adopted and pretended that she gave birth. In Beyond Slavery's Shadow, Warren Eugene Milteer Jr. draws from a wide array of sources to demonstrate that from the colonial period through the Civil War, the growing influence of white supremacy and proslavery extremism created serious ... Dear Truth please add compassion, love and humility to your list of traits you have deemed yourself worthy of. Your Mum kept talking about you and said my sister who had similar hair colouring reminded her of you and it was obvious that she missed being away from you while she was in HK. And by the way, strictly speaking, beyond the classification Hominid Australopithecus africansus, and basic anthrotypes-Phenotype distinctions of Negroid, Caucasoid, Capoid, Mongoloid and Austaloid, we all derive from a SOURCE Negroid. Looking at the picture of you with your mother sans makeup, you *do* look like her. My mother Eartha Kitt . Kitt, I have always been a fan of your mother and it’s been a joy to discover this website about her, and you. Never worry about what people say. Her father was white and her mother was black. She would say to me, “You are like a walking United Nations. And I do believe we choose our parents so who ever don’t like it we give them the number one finger. Who cares what you’re “mixed with”? You can’t hide DNA and you can’t fake it. In this book, Kelly candidly discusses politics, racism, and the role of faith in a world that is increasingly more cynical. ¿I'm just like you, a person living in a world that¿s spinning out of control. Her personality and voice were truly unique. You don’t have to prove who you are to anyone. Daughter: Kitt McDonald born on Nov. 26, 1961. with and is very relevant in today’s times. Thank you for doing just that. Mixed raced people prove the connectedness we all have. The right to choose for oneself. . Just in time for Mother’s Day, Kitt Shapiro, the daughter of the legendary and iconic Eartha Kitt has released a memoir about her life with her mother. But, I do see a resemblance. Kitt, you look like a white, blue eyed, blonde haired version of your mom. So much so that my mom told me the nurses had to triple check my identity to make sure I was a black baby and was with the correct mother! Your Mom sure did! What is a common misconception people have about her as a public figure? MN: As a child did you internalize any of that? It is a known and accepted fact. The right to choose for oneself. Your mother was the most adorable, most talented, and most sexiest woman I have ever saw. I look forward to meeting you one day. I don’t know if he is still doing his show on PBS, your legacy would be one of the most amazing of all his shows, because it would put to rest the myth that your mom perpetuated all her career, that her father was white and mother was black and Cherokee. Talk about recessive gene dominance. ****** All people need to do is open their minds just a bit and get out of their own thoughts and be open to learning. She is olive skinned with thick long braids that are 3A in texture. Wiki User. advice and career trends - and MadameNoire provides all of that. Keep us updated please. Kitt Shapiro brings forward to heart felt love story between a mother and daughter. She showed me what a self confident, beautiful woman of color looked like. Whoever wrote that message has a basket of issues all their own. My are long they always attend to say it that your real hair, are you mix, what are you mix with. Amazed at how relevant this thread continues to be, and that we seem to be regressing in time with our current cultural and political climate. Eartha Kitt’s Hand-Drawn Heart Throw Blanket, Eartha & Kitt A Daughter’s Love Story In Black & White, Eartha Kitt’s Heart Here’s To Life Bracelet in Sodalite. This woman is really stupid; Eartha’s daughter is > 3/4ths White! Today it really doesn’t matter but for generations it did and was hidden by family genealogist. The research into her background also showed Kitt was the daughter of a white man, a poor cotton farmer. It was about following your gut and listening to your heart and not compromising yourself for anybody else. Eartha would have had given her child something from them STRONG STRONG features. But by the time I was born, my mother was already very famous. And while that myth may have fascinated Whites, it always disturbed Blacks. You put healthy ingredients into the earth and into your body and then beauty comes of that. View the show called “Jesse and Angela Love Show” on YouTube ,Free. What a Beautiful daughter she has!! I have only always identified myself as the son of my parents because that was always more than enough for me. Found inside – Page 48Instead , such talented people line - up of engrossing characters comes as Ronnie Graham , Eartha Kitt , Robert Jennifer ... Rose ( Ann Blyth ) , an orphaned filmed in Italy : director John Huston . trapper's daughter , is adopted by a ... His music provoked discussion of art versus commerce, the relationship of artist to audience, and the definition of jazz itself. To me she was just a fabulous star of the first magnitude. It’s the story of dark pine forests brewing with ancient magic, and Weldon’s struggle as a boy to keep his father’s inherited timber claim, the Lost Lot, from the ravenous clutches of Linden Laughlin. My mother told me she played with Eartha Kitt as a child in South Carolina, that they ate mud pies and had sleep overs. I think it’s amazing. Look them up if you still have questions truth person. Hollywood Cats showcases an incredible selection of photographs, taken during the golden age of Hollywood, of stars with their cats, celebrating and documenting this special relationship. She could be another Sentor Strong Thurmond case which is why the black-outed the name on the birth certificate. I don’t think it was meant to hurt. She eventually went on to live with another relative named Mamie Kitt - who has been speculated to be her actual biological mother. She would tell me with great pride how I “…was like a walking United Nations. There’s absolutely no way anyone can believe that these pics of a white child, actually came from..[biologically] from Eartha Kitt. Andrew Freedman said Kitt, who was recently treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, died Thursday in Connecticut of colon cancer. Genetics is a funny thing. Sorry! My reasoning for posting “Truth’s” comment was to use the opportunity for awareness and dialogue. Great answer to an idiotic question. And although my mom was rather light skinned herself, we’re Creole, I came out looking just plain white. CLIP 04/26/21. Genetics are unpredictable and can sometimes skip a generation or more. And then please please don’t sing in front of my friends. Found inside – Page 58In 1959 , shortly after he converted to the Jewish faith , he co - starred with Eartha Kitt in Anna Lucasta . ... they were divorced in 1968 and she received custody of their daughter , Tracey , and two adopted sons , Mark and Jeff . So at the cellular level, whether your eyes like it or not, Kitt is absolutely Eartha’s daughter. She was an amazing woman. Found insideLuke always treated Kelly like his own daughter. He even saved her life from an intruder when she was ... He legally adopted her when she turned twelve and gave her his last name. ... He settled on Eartha Kitt's rendition of Santa Baby. I cannot lie, I was and still am one of those that could not bring myself to believe that Eartha carried you. See Answer. Blessings to you and your family. is about a 7 year old English girl who washed up on the Wild Coast of South Africa in the 1730s was adopted by her . She raised a wonderful daughter and she’s looking down purring like a cat and loving it. But the public has adopted me and that has been my only family," she told . Literally, never crossed my mom. At the end of the day, who cares anymore?! I remember seeing your mother in re-runs of Catwoman and then in Boomerang…that woman was ageless! Kitt captivated audiences in the U.S. for nearly six decades with her iconic voice and beauty. My mother was the outspoken one in the family, but since she is no longer here, I will step up and let my voice be heard. Doubtful. Now, one of the things I often mention when I speak or give interviews, is the great joy my mother got from having given birth to this ‘mutt’, a child who would be hard to confine to one racial box. We've joined the BHM Digital family of websites and have updated our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You'll want to read this one. Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress rose from South Carolina cotton fields. You look just like her; their just to xxx to see it. Victoria Beckham has revealed that she and husband David's youngest child, 10-year-old Harper, has sat the prestigious 11+ exam. Picture of Eartha Kitt - Latest Eartha Kitt Photo. Eartha Kitt certainly earned the right to sing those famous lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It’s difficult for many of us to let go of the definition because doing so causes an identity crisis in ourselves. My mother Eartha Kitt used her maiden name as he. Black women I’m so sorry you had to deal with that nonsense. They look like they are from Guam. As many have said, your compassionate, common-sense and gracious response is so perfectly Eartha, she raised you up in her shadow in all the best conceivable ways. And honestly, I think it is pretty cool. There is something crucial that’s missing in the lives of people who spruik hate and division by spreading falsehoods. I’m not saying it’s a right thought or comment to have but that’s all it is is an opinion of one’s own understanding and expression. So the issue is not trivial. It is a dialogue that needs to be had. Love this post! I believe your DNA journey is worthy of a great book, that ultimately can complete both your legacies. I have a first cousin, half-white, who looks nothing like his mother. I’ve know many, many children who were 1/2 or 1/4 black. Also that she doesn’t take for granted her mother’s struggles as a black woman in America and in Hollywood. See what she had to say below. I think everyone should get a DNA test at birth and we can all see how mixed we really are. Eartha Kitt. My mother did get chance to see Ms.Kitt in the 9o’s in Columbia South Carolina for some type of celebration, where she signed a dollar bill for my mother, but did not remember her. Eartha Kitt January 17, 1927 - December 25, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) — Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. Kitt Shapiro sits down with TODAY's Craig Melvin to talk about her new book "Earth . You don’t have to explain nothing to ignorant people. I call our story a love story but it’s not all Nirvana. Love never dies and that’s all that is important. God does things his way not yours. I will write about it soon… ☺️. I love to read your post and want your mother taught you. Unfortunately, my aunt passed away in 2004. Assuming that is just plain ignorant. But the public has adopted me and that has been my only family," she told . It definitely makes for some interesting conversations when we all go out to eat in public and we get looks of folks trying to figure out how we’re all connected. She was not one to judge. Cant wait to meet you in person. My mother didn’t understand the need for pigeon-holing a person. We as Blacks are quick to use color as a beauty standard. Why don’t I look like my mother? I tried to make the situation better by inviting your Mum to lunch at a very good Japanese restaurant at the Lee Gardens Hotel in HK along with my Father Norman and my sister Pauline (who had her 60th birthday yesterday !). Eartha Kitt, the American singer, dancer, actress and self-professed "sex-kitten" who has died aged 81, was one of . My mother raised me to respect EVERY thing and EVERY one, So, when a person says to me that I was adopted, and my mother hid that from me all my life, because I don’t possess the ‘features’ that person feels I should have, is in a way, denying my very existence. Especially people and art. brought along his one-year-old daughter Willa Gray, who he and Akins adopted in May. As you wrote, mixed race people, especially when we present as just one race, don’t fit a simple narrative. It’s called American Nations and I highly recommend! Some people just look at color and especially so in America. I grew up with a mother who said, ‘I’m not pink, I’m not green, I’m not Black, I’m not white. Found inside... Eartha Kitt at the Talk of the Town; Marlene Dietrich in Golder's Green. ... And now, sitting under a salt-ravaged tree in the city he'd adopted, she forced herself to confront what Carlo had told her last night: this other life of ... Your response could not be any more perfect. I had the honour of spending several evenings with your Mother with my Father and sister when she was appearing at the Mandarin Hotel in Hong Kong in 1975 or 1976 ? One black Caribbean grandparent. I never thought about all this race stuff. Proof that a person can escape their childhood demons and become happy. The book looks at three important political groups: TransAfrica -- the black lobby for Africa and the Caribbean; the Free South Africa Movement; and lastly the Congressional Black Caucus and its role in passing sanctions against South ... What a beautiful response to a stupid question.Those who believe in God knows our father created beautiful people of every color just like he created different kinds of flowers. The voices are getting louder and louder and the hate speech is so repulsive. Wish I could see them! Kitt [McDonald] Shapiro writes a blog, simplyeartha.com, where she shares stories about her life with her mother. Let’s be real.’. Kitt, you replied eloquently to someone who knows nothing & desires to shade the truth of enlightenment. It seems as if we (society) have not put one step forward if one person could take the time to create this type of post. I often wonder if Eartha ever mentioned my mother (Rebecca). Sorry I see no edit button so…pardon the mistakes. The reason I found this page is because I was wondering why you didn’t look more like your mother. Would there have been any NEED to? Interracial children can come out all colors, hair and skin, or with curly hair or straight. I absolutely adore that woman, we are both Capricorns and I relate to so much of her story from start to finish. Official Video for "Santa Baby" by Eartha KittListen to Eartha Kitt: https://EarthaKitt.lnk.to/listenYDWatch more Eartha Kitt: https://EarthaKitt.lnk.to/list. Meaning, how do I racially ‘categorize’ myself? !’ But my mother’s methods were so much more subtle and impactful in so many ways. xox, As someone who lost their her mother as a young child..the pain you must have felt to have someone (who doesn’t know you or your mother) deny your bond makes me so deeply sad. So what’s my point? Found inside – Page 114ine Sullivan doing “Loch Lomond,” or Chick Webb and His Orchestra playing “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” sung by his adopted daughter Ella Fitzgerald . . . so young and skinny then. ... Now one day Eartha Kitt phoned me to say she ... So glad you made this site. As J.A Rogers so famously wrote “Love or Sex Has No Color-Line.” Most of our mixed race ancestors made a choice to either partner with someone darker than themselves and stay within the Black Race or partner with someone lighter than themselves and eventually pass into the White Race. Something you said definitely struck a cord with me as I had to smile when you mentioned ” The Sneetches,” because I brought this very book, televised cartoon up to a co-worker recently. She physically showed me, verbally showed me how important I was to her. Black mother-of-three is stunned after having white child. Along comes a salesman who can put stars on the ones that have none, and then the original star-bellied Sneetches want their stars removed so they can justify their nastiness. She however upon looking at her is assumed to be White and plenty of others have asked her the same question. It is conceived as a series of portraits analyzing the role that sexual and racial identity played in the lives and work of the writer's subjects: his mother, a self-described "Negress," who would not be defined by the limitations of race ... AND… in different photos her skin color can look darker or lighter. I would often say to her, ‘God put me on this earth to be your daughter. "I'm an orphan. She looks nothing like her mom. Like my mother, I believe that we need to share in order to bring awareness and effect change. When will people learn we are all humans. They have very little knowledge about genetics. My mother never knew who her father was. "I'm an orphan. Like you said, I am not a genetics expert, but I know my blood family and it’s just some cosmic mystery that some people will let you know that they are confused by what they see. But the public has adopted me and that has been my only family. Take the limits off of God, he makes All complexions…. Lol. I have been a fan of Eartha Kitt and in doing some research came across this site. When Eartha Mae Keith was eight years old, her life started to take a different direction. It’s your blog but people should be able to express their own thoughts if it’s dialogue you want to create. Not that it matters but the strong resemblance to your mom is evident. All one needs to do it to look at you and they’ll see the awesome DNA you’ve inherited, and with a few enhancements, made your own. It’s coming to a head in our society right now. We have the same beauty marks in certain spots. Found inside – Page 29... must present clear evidence of past discrimination before set aside legislation may be adopted by municipalities . ... Actress / singer EARTHA KITT , the daughter of William and Anna May Kitt , was born in North , South Carolina . Eartha couldn’t have children! But since you don’t know, and seem not even to see the clear genetic resemblances between Kitt and Eartha, your post is nothing but self-righteous soap-box drivel of the same quackery they used against Jack Johnson in his time. Eartha Kitt. Aug 21, 2016 - 11 September 2019. Kitt looks like her mom but her father’s genetics are strong too and who has the right to tell her different. There is nothing wrong with adoption, but lying and pretending is wrong! Some looked in-between or like something else entirely. If I had to categorize my self I am Creole American , so my children can range in color from darkest of brown to the lightest. We used to sit in the mirror and stare and point out our features. And it’s so sad that this is where people have to put their efforts. She’ll always be an inspiration. Answer: So a quadroon is the outdated term for someone who is 1/4 black and 3/4 white. I think my mother got a kick out of having a child who, at first glance, didn’t have any resemblance to her. We are all the products of our environment and no one should be ashamed of being born, irregardless of the circumstances, which the had nothing to do with. Same thing my daughter and I experience all the time! Mariah Carey is biracial and looks white so it happens. My mother always told us that we are related to Eartha Kitt. Both mother and daughter are beautiful, and more importantly, wise to what actually matters. Jointly written by Vanessa and Helen and filled with dozens of personal family photos and mementos, You Have No Idea is an empowering celebration of the love between a mother and daughter and the life of a woman who beat the odds to achieve ... If you aren’t familiar with it, I highly recommend you get it, in fact, I think it should be a must-read for everyone. I’ll be okay.’. When her aunt was dating a man who called her out by saying that there was no way Eartha was her daughter since they didn't look alike, the woman sent Kitt to live with . Wentworth Miller. The purr-fect guide to staying mentally and physically healthy and vital from the legendary star who defines longevity. And what’s really important about this, is the only thing that matters is that they are beautiful individuals. This sounds like the words of a mean spirited person who would actually tell a child that did not know he or she was adopted that they were. You share much of your lovely mother down to her sweet nature. I would be glad to give any information that I have if interested.. The irony is that if you look past hair color, , I actually do look like my mother. Eartha Kitt's daughter shares her mom's story in new book. Eartha Kitt's daughter reveals what her mother taught her about race. And hopefully you will use that famous quote or a version of it’s the title. 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