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My mom got pregnant when she was 15. She dropped out of high school. She died in her forties, but before she died, she…

— Bobby Bones

My mother is white. My biological father is black. When my mother was 17, she got pregnant. They lived in Waterloo, Iowa, which at…

— Israel Houghton

My mother got pregnant with me at the age of fifteen. This was '64, and unheard of at that time.

— Dr. Dre

The best time to have a baby is when you're a black teenager.

— Sarah Silverman

We grew up in a very strange world, because my mother was up against it all when she had three black children.

— Jaye Davidson

My father has passed away. He was African-American. My mother is white. So I was adopted by a couple that was of a similar…

— Keegan-Michael Key

Growing up, at that time, I didn't want to be black because I was bullied, and I'd tell my mum that I wanted to…

— Ricky Whittle

My mom was concerned that us four little black girls have a really well-balanced life. She wanted us to be around people like us,…

— Kelis

So, I was in a segregated, all black, public elementary school until fourth grade, until my father died. And that's when my mother transferred…

— Maya Wiley

In 2013, 71 percent of black children in America were born to an unwed mother, as were 53 percent of Hispanic children and 36…

— Nicholas Kristof

My parents were 30 years older than I was, and my parents had my brother and I ten years apart. My parents grew up…

— Courtney A. Kemp

Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents.

— Melissa Harris-Perry