She does look like her mom. I don’t find her race unbelievable, I find her age unbelievable. She is 61 - looks amazing.

@tcalip2968

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@sharonlee4773

Жыл бұрын

She looks NOTHING like her 'Mom'! Different height,bone structure,hair,facial features-Nothing!

@soccergoal4090

Жыл бұрын

@@keresahalstead1306 What? She is white

@salimah0627

Жыл бұрын

Eartha kitt was bi racial that’s why her daughter is so fair skinned she’s only 1/4 black

@overwithitall3111

Жыл бұрын

@`keresa halstead I so wanted to say that, but being pasty, I decided not. I always tease my friend about that as she is now 80 and still just fabulous

Eartha Kitt was biracial herself so it NEVER surprised me that her daughter whose father was white man is white-passing herself. We need to let go of the one-drop rule. Kitt Shapiro is multi-racial and there is nothing wrong with that. She's a beautiful woman. When I look at Kitt, I see Eartha's round face, smile, and eyes!

@rhanjonetteleeper4129

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@bohwe43

Жыл бұрын

If we let go of the one drop rule, then 90% of black Americans wouldn't be black. Black Americans are multiracial people. Michelle Obama isn't African American but black American. She has Irish, American Indian ancestry.

@johnnicholas4035

Жыл бұрын

Yes! The one-drop rule is not genetic.

@mirquellasantos2716

Жыл бұрын

No she was not biracial. She made that up cause she wanted to be half white. Anyway, she was smart, beautiful and a true role model.

@lizabetx483

Жыл бұрын

@@mirquellasantos2716 We will never truly know.

I was born in 1971 to a blond haired , blue eyes Swiss mom and a southern black man. I have always been told I look Mexican but since I didn’t speak Spanish I was shunned by the Latinos, not black enough or too dark to be white. I am so glad that there is more diversity now. Eartha Kitt was an amazing woman! Sounds like she raised another amazing woman. This interview is so uplifting!!!

Ms. Eartha was one of those icons I looked up to growing up. What a legacy she left behind. Thank you, Kitt for sharing more of your Mother with the world! Rest in eternal peace, Ms. Eartha. ❤

Why hasn't a movie been made about Eartha Kitt yet? This needs to be done ASAP!!!

@stephaniepeebles8142

Жыл бұрын

Who would play her?

@Designinganewme

Жыл бұрын

@@stephaniepeebles8142 Adrienne Warren!! 😊

@mland9194

Жыл бұрын

@@Designinganewme oh wow! You are so right!!! I say we petition this!!!

@jacquelyndavis6493

Жыл бұрын

Maybe her family don't want her life exposed like that. You see how her daughter is being treated. Ppl want a movie about her life to have comments

@kathylyndsey316

Жыл бұрын

@@stephaniepeebles8142 Thandie Newton. Hands down

As a woman with naturally blonde hair and blue eyes, whose mom was dark skinned and was always asked if she was my nanny, I thank you for saying what you said. It's insulting, it's derogatory,and quite honestly, it's nobody's freaking business!!!

@amandarickert7789

Жыл бұрын

I only have white children but my daughter is 5'2 and she has blonde hair and blue eyes. She's got huge breasts and and the cutest butt. I'm 5'7" brown hair and brown eyes flat chested and no butt. When you look at us side by side we look nothing alike yet my other daughter looks exactly like me so I think it's extremely amazing how our genes work...

@ceceprincess4758

Жыл бұрын

In my family . We all look the same.

@ceceprincess4758

Жыл бұрын

@@amandarickert7789 maybe daughter on dads side family

@VOLCAL

Жыл бұрын

WHY THESE BLKS CONSTANTLY TALKINC BOUT RCE???? YALL KNOW THEM PEEPS WHO QUESTIONED HER WERE PROB BLK....LETS ALL KEEP IT REAL WITH THE COLORISM WITH BLK PEEPS.

@raqlew7021

Жыл бұрын

Yes, ignorant people will stay ignorant always. My boys are blonde hair and blue eyes and I am a POC. When they were little and walking next to me, I would observe people looking at them nervously as if they were lost and obviously not walking right next to their mom. Got used to just saying , “don’t worry, I’m mom”!

Her mom is smiling on her to see her baby speak so profoundly of her... And she does indeed look like her

@talklesslistenmore5578

2 ай бұрын

No she not

@vlalelrlila

2 ай бұрын

Their smiles look very similar, they both have wide mouths with pronounced smile lines and sharp cheek bones, it's not obvious but she clearly has stuff from her mom

Class.. Class... Class... I'm always moved listening to Kitt and her fond memories of her Mum. Eartha Kitt was a class act (personally and professionally). My earliest recollection of her was that of grace and elegance. As for her appearance, Kitt is a wonderful example of confidence and beauty radiating from within. She was immensely loved and filled with life long lessons. That's how it's done!

@user-te3qm5mv6r

2 ай бұрын

You are right From the moment I saw her speak about her life I realized she was a kindred spirit and family!

She doesn't owe anyone an explanation!

@wildphoenix7861

Ай бұрын

Drop the mic! Best comment of ALL times. You damn right she don't owe No One an explanation! We all should find better things to do with our time than to be poking at this woman as some lab experiment! People are just people, people!!!

I can't imagine being attacked for claiming YOUR OWN MOTHER. Some people behave in ways that are bizarre and downright deranged when it comes to biracial black people - especially biracial black women. Thank God this woman was born to such a strong Queen. Eartha Kitt spoke truth to power and was willing to pay the price. This woman can speak truth to the idiots and the trolls and keep being HERSELF.

@sarai373

Жыл бұрын

And if she wasn't claiming her that would be another story. You just can't win with human beings.

@flo-dd5sw

Жыл бұрын

How are those extremely hurtful comments??? They are normal questions. Her image just sparked natural curiosity. It sounds like extreme sensitivity to human nature...

@brendadavis5391

Жыл бұрын

Some people are amazingly ignorant.

@naturalkinkycurlymarie7496

Жыл бұрын

@@flo-dd5sw She's been passing for White all her life. Not many people even knew about her when her Mom was Alive. Glad she's now this late in life standing up and owning her Blackness.

@TheBrownIsland

Жыл бұрын

@@sarai373 *_That's the Problem she is JUST NOW claiming her Mother all over Social Media now that she's gone. She's been passing for White all her life._* None of those comments are Hurtful. People are Curious. She needs to tell them the truth that she's 25% Black with a Mixed Mon & White dad and that's why she looks so White.

I was just passing through on KZread and could not stop watching this interview. Glad I stopped and learned these things about Eartha Kitt. What a beautiful woman, inside and out.

Hi I’m from the Philippines and people of my generation loved Eartha not only because she was my favorite cat woman to this day but because she made the Filipino novelty song Waray Waray famous. She came to Manila in the late 1950s, took on a liking to the song which literally sings about the Waray Waray women from the Visayan Islands “whose kisses are as sweet as wine but if their men should wrong them, they have her fists to deal with.” The women of Waray Waray bring home the bacon and she made their song and their story popular. Her concert titled Live at The Plaza has that song in its cd. Note the song was not translated to English, Eartha’s mastery of phonetics enabled her to sing it in the Waray Waray dialect complete with the proper inflections and pronunciations.

@watermelonlover745

2 ай бұрын

Cool story!!❤

@user-te3qm5mv6r

2 ай бұрын

My favorite too spoken from one cat to another!

@timecoroyal1658

2 ай бұрын

Thank U for that, didn't know this detail. Wondering if it's possible to translate the song Waray Waray today with accuracy.

Uneducated people make life so difficult sometimes....what a beautiful mother and daughter 🥰 Rest in peace, the legend, Eartha Kitt 🕊️🙏🏾

@c.georgethomas5084

Жыл бұрын

It's not "uneducated" they are educated alright, educated in racism, it's a learned behavior.

@MamaNuveau

Жыл бұрын

Very Well Said! 😊💜

@kevinc3342

Жыл бұрын

Uhhhhh...that's a Caucasian woman - nothing wrong with that, but Kitt Shapiro is basically white. Embrace it!!

@jacobfuchs6162

Жыл бұрын

I heard her say he was a German man,they tend to 've strong features,, she did pick cotton in the south Just bzz u thought slavery official ended in 1865 did not mean compliance...Texas, Kentucky were resistant di mot when want to tell blk fks they were free ..ho study Juneteen

@Sunset0071951

Жыл бұрын

Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. Eartha was no beauty queen and neither is that daughter.

Her mother raised her to be such an intelligent and whole person. That’s where the beauty radiates.

@reinapaloma422

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely ❤

@donnawilliams3872

Жыл бұрын

She has always looked like her mom to me

@sharonlee4773

Жыл бұрын

@@donnawilliams3872 Nah

@davidflitcroft7101

Жыл бұрын

@@sharonlee4773 In fact, if you look at the eyes and much of the facial structure --- yes, it is apparent! I also see the Irish. For those of you who don't know, this is called hybridization, and it almost always improves. . .

@rogers5622

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Kitt could have easily just stayed quiet and blended in but she chose to speak up

I can completely understand what Kitt has gone through. Being biracial myself, I can relate. My children are also biracial and I've had hurtful comments toward me, but finally thought "who cares what these people think??" Best thing I ever did. God Bless Kitt, and may your wonderful Mom rest in Peace

@user-te3qm5mv6r

2 ай бұрын

She was also a basterd like me, an unwanted child. We are a majority!

She looks like her mom and she is a very beautiful woman. I can’t understand why people would worry about her race. She is a member of the human race and that is all that matters. God bless her. She seems like a genuinely nice person.

@LauraRossflyswatter

6 ай бұрын

Even her husky voice is similar!

Eartha Kitt was a Classey lady, and she did an excellent job with her daughter.

@gigigiseleworld

Жыл бұрын

@@blackmagic6 Hush up. Stop creating division in the Negro community. Her mother was a grown woman. She gave birth to a mulotta daughter. During Slavery many of the female ancestors gave birth to mulotta boy's and daughters. Know the history of our people. 🌑⚫🖤🤎💛

@IndigenousIndianLady65

Жыл бұрын

Classy?

@NellieKAdaba

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@moniquewrites9046

Жыл бұрын

She looks just like her mom to me.

@Optimus19572

Жыл бұрын

@@moniquewrites9046 I agree! She does look like her!

Eartha Kitt’s version of Santa Baby is the best and greatest version of that song.

Her mom was a CLASS ACT. RIP EK 🎶💚🎶

I will never forget seeing Eartha Kitt on an elevator in Washington, D.C. in the 70's. She was visiting the 1st Black Mayor of Washington, D.C., Mayor Washington. It was also the day she went to the White House when Lyndon Johnson was President and she and "Lady Bird" Johnson (the First Lady) had a dispute and Lady Bird "blackballed" Eartha. As a result, Eartha had to leave the U.S. for many years. By the way, my Great Grandfather was the son of a slave and a plantation owner in S.C. and was considered a White man until the day he married a dark skinned black woman. He was a land owner and when the neighboring farmers saw his wife they were determined that she would not inherit his property and saw to it that he could not get the full price for the crops he sold. It got to the point that he could not pay taxes on his property. Rather than go to "debtors prison," he moved his family to Baltimore. He said he never tried to pass for White, but if no one asked he did not tell them. There were and are many Americans of mixed heritage who don't look like the world thinks they should look.

Love this interview! My mother and I met Madame Eartha Kitt in Paris at the hôtel George the V. She was sitting in the lobby we were the only 3 blacks there. She waved to us and asked please sit with me. We were so excited She was so kind, and gracious to us. I still smile when I think about my mother asking her to come for dinner tomorrow? She held my mother's hands and said I would love to but I am waiting for my car to take me to the airport. I am leaving Paris for New York. We were so happy about meeting her that 40 years later I mention our meeting in a book. She was a true Queen. You look like your dear mother beautiful lady. Peace!

@ellie-tk4jy

Жыл бұрын

What book?

@hermanubis7046

Жыл бұрын

And? Did anybody care about your skin tone in Paris? I don't think so. Except yourselves, maybe.

@niknakyoung3145

2 ай бұрын

Beautiful story❤❤ n phuck these haters

@theonlyladybella44480

2 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness. What an honor!

@allybrosia3725

2 ай бұрын

@@hermanubis7046Be quiet

If you don't believe she is Eartha Kitt's Biological Daughter with your eyes, just listen with your ears. She is her mothers' daughter. Rest In Power, Queen Eartha Kitt!

@staceyshere

Жыл бұрын

She looks like her too! The more I look at her I see Eartha

@tomfoley6718

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely she looks fantastic and definitely has her mother’s eyes

@rogers5622

Жыл бұрын

Agreed . I wasn't surprised it was people in this new Tik Tok age who questioned her because Kitt was always with her mom . Nothing new that she looks like this .

@Hottwheelz

Жыл бұрын

Right their faces are practically identical

@lisatillett4960

Жыл бұрын

She looks mixed

Such a heartwarming conversation !

The fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. 🤩 Beauty, grace, compassion, patience. A virtuous woman. 🙏🏿

Regardless of her skin tone, it's crazy that people don't see that Eartha and Kitt have the same face. I am glad that she's standing up for herself!

@kocoaberry7041

Жыл бұрын

Same face is a major stretch

@JungleYT

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, similar bone structure in the face...

@Xara_K1

Жыл бұрын

She's still not black tho.

@JungleYT

Жыл бұрын

@@Xara_K1 And to a Black African, you ain't Black either...

@tamikahedin3960

Жыл бұрын

@@Xara_K1 You missed the point, but that's okay. 🤦👌🏿

I'm mixed. Light skinned with red hair. I identify as Black. It throws people off. I think people wonder why I would choose to be Black but it's the largest part of my identity. My white mother didn't raise me, my Black grandmother and Auntie did along with my Dad. I identify with what I know. The people who shaped me and helped me grow.

@food4thought692

Жыл бұрын

Black people have two black parents. Mixed people do not. You can identify as an alien from outer space but that doesn’t make you one.

@makoshark69x96

Жыл бұрын

God Bless You.... That happens all the time ! There was a Black Woman in her 40s on Judge Milian... she was still BEGGING her Iranian Grandmother to accept her ! In 2019 ! She wouldn't budge off her Racism against her own Grand Daughter !

@sadraolaedo4733

Жыл бұрын

You are not black, you are biracial

@holyexperience1976

Жыл бұрын

Myself, even though I mever met my White nor Native American relatives, I still identify as Mixed. Some things about me gets me in touch with Black, some things gets me in touch with Native American, especially my love of wearing my hair straight, and there are things that gets me in touch with White, especially most my boyfriends I ever dated are White.

@aliya5230

Жыл бұрын

Hmm so yte women can make black kids? I didn’t know blk women weren’t needed to make themselves. Being mixed is not about choosing a side. You just happen to be both.

Awesome - enlightening interview....thank you.... Tamron: love - love - love the hair.....

It is a beautiful story and memories, and I always love Ms. Earth Kitt, a gentle giant and an amazing woman of her time. Gone but not forgotten. May she Rest In Paradise, thank you for sharing, Ms. Kitt life journey, much love always. 😇🙏🙏🙏👑❤️

She was truly a class act and she taught her daughter well !!! God Bless her!!!

@kehaubrigoli3996

3 ай бұрын

I can’t believe how young she looks. She’s one year younger than me, and wow she makes me look bad. I thought she was in her 40 s.

As a jaded person, I watched this with reservation and ended up in tears because I understand everything Kitt is saying and I respect the fact that Eartha Kitt showed up as a mother and lived her life unapologetically! This was lovely.

@andreajones6613

Жыл бұрын

What is a jaded person

@shable1436

Жыл бұрын

@@andreajones6613 understanding the topic all too well because of personal experiences

@andreajones6613

Жыл бұрын

@@shable1436 ok

@etruscancivilization

Жыл бұрын

@@shable1436 Thank you so much for that definition of 'Jaded" as it relates to people. I guess that we are all "JADED" people when it comes to understanding of racist practices..😂

@calisongbird

Жыл бұрын

@@andreajones6613 have you never heard of Google??? Look it up

I can only imagine what The Legendary Eartha Kitt went through, at those times. May Eartha Kitt Rip ❤❤

What an amazing interview! I loved that. Thanks for sharing. :)

Her mother was one of the most fascinating women in all of history. How amazing!

@Dr.Mahadrasjethwani_MD

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯 facts.

@manuginobilisbaldspot424

Жыл бұрын

They call Eartha interesting. Same people who called Sammy Davis and Quincy Jones 'sellouts'. Funny how that works.

@summersifysummers4702

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

If you listen to Kitt's vocal tone you can absolutely hear she's her mother's daughter!

You're a beautiful lady, Miss Kitt! And so are you, Miss Tamron. God bless you both! Thank you for sharing your stories.

You can tell her black genetics helped her to age so well

She does look like her mom… stunning. Don’t let any one get to you. At the end of the day, no one can take away your heritage. Eartha as a kitten in Emperor’s New Groove is one of my favorite movie clips. So adorable.

@shay5839

Жыл бұрын

She does. Same facial features.

@gloriaortiz1227

Жыл бұрын

@@shay5839 no, she looks like her dad! She hardly resembles Eartha but there's nothing wrong with that!

@musicalbenches

Жыл бұрын

@@gloriaortiz1227 I think the cheeks are Eartha’s. Her mannerisms are definitely Eartha’s.

@gerardmcmillan8591

Жыл бұрын

@@shay5839 Especially the eyes.

@AS-wj1du

Жыл бұрын

Eartha herself is biracial

I feel her pain. People think I can't be my moms child bc she's light skinned and I'm dark skinned but we share the same facial features. People are so ignorant and refuse to acknowledge that genetics will vary.

@angieD9674

Жыл бұрын

@@chelelinda6062 And some People are just plain foolish 🙄 just stay true to who you are and you will be OK 🙂

@MelissaLaura8989

Жыл бұрын

This happens with my 10 year old daughter! And then I have to remind people 52 percent of my own DNA comes straight outta Afrika.

@rashiidabdallah1648

Жыл бұрын

@@MelissaLaura8989 in other words you are biracial

What an extraordinary program and post, about a remarkable lady! Thank you for sharing!

Wonderful presentation and story. I love it.

Ms. Kitty showered her child with so much love and affirmations, every parent needs to do this for their children. It’s important because once you walk out into the world people will project all their ignorance on you.

@bullet5596

Жыл бұрын

Yes,blacks will

@v.g7279

Жыл бұрын

@@bullet5596 Agreed!!!

@chinwenduchinwe586

Жыл бұрын

@Saga Yes, some will definitely try.

@jtz3563

Жыл бұрын

Ok but at the end of the day this daughter is WHITE! This lady is primarily white with a tiny black DNA part! Genetics are a mixed bag especially concerning mixed people. I'll explain - black people in the US are unfortunately mixed with white because of the atrocious history of slavery and that's why black people in the US in general are a bit lighter than people from Africa. And Eartha clearly had a lot of white genes mixed in as was evidenced by light/mid tone skin color. And when a baby is made genes aren't passed down 50-50 it is literally random for example let's say one parent is from Africa/Egyptian ancestry and the other parent is from Native American and Japanese ancestry, you might think that the baby would get DNA from all of those! And they might get a bit from each, BUT it could also be random where they get a lot of African ancestry, a lot of Native American ancestry a little Japanese ancestry and zero Egyptian ancestry, and then a sibling with the same parents might get the Egyptian ancestry but zero Japanese ancestry even though they have the same parents! It also depends on how much ancestry the parents have themselves. If a person has 50 % African DNA and 50% Native American DNA then their child can have any percentage of those ancestries that add up to 50% from that parent but no more than 50% and Eartha clearly is not 100% black and is mixed with white and then this woman on the show clearly got the white genes and that's totally fine and whatever but she can't go around claiming that she's black - at least not by DNA. She can do a DNA test and figure out the actual small percentage of black DNA she got from Eartha and the white DNA she got from Eartha and her white father and the fact is she's mainly white with a bit of black DNA. She might be culturally African American but she's definitely not primarily black in regards to DNA. She clearly has white features and she needs to stop trying to erase actual black people with black features by trying to demand that her primarily white DNA genes be "recognized" as "black" 🙄

@dejstoney

Жыл бұрын

Oh well. She is white passing by society and y’all need to accept that.

She turned out so cultured and elegant. Kudos Eartha. You did well 😊

@donnav7103

Жыл бұрын

Eartha was a classy lady.

Great interview❤

❤👏🏼Great Interview 💯🥰Blessings beautiful souls 😇🙏🏼shared

Anyone who knows of Eartha Kitt would know that she was so real and outspoken that if her daughter was adopted she would not have lied about it. Moreover, Kitt really does look like her mom. Bless this woman! 🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽

@melissam6037

Жыл бұрын

Yes, she never held back!

@ashajeremiahqw8775

Жыл бұрын

She’s my fourth cousin I’m related to eartha kitt

@Mikemike77276

Жыл бұрын

That’s why you shouldn’t mix races, it fucks up the kids

@baynardrustin97

Жыл бұрын

She looks part black you can see it ..

@chbry1050

Жыл бұрын

She doesn't look black she looks white like her father her mother isn't black she's biracial be reported mainly not black stop putting his people as black when they're not

Eartha Kitt was an amazing person and humanitarian. She was wise in her words, her action, and her reactions. What a way to make a change.

@NellieKAdaba

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@kevinhanson6106

Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@wlhansen2068

Жыл бұрын

Her daughter has the exact same voice almost,but I hear Eartha Kitt

Great interview. Thanks. P.S. You look soooo good MS Hall

Wonderful interview !!!!!!!!!

As black people, we have to pick our battles. Eartha's amusement story is familiar to so many of us.

@genmorg7088

Жыл бұрын

It does not make her black, she is biracial. Biracial people are not black peoples, no matter how you all sliced and diced it. Why aren’t white people claiming them as white? No no grab and worship anything that is not black🙄🙄

@Bohemian68

Жыл бұрын

Facts🙌🏽

@ptstorm2433

Жыл бұрын

You ain't lying

@1bunnylogan

Жыл бұрын

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@shespeaks2441

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Earths Kitt was AMAZING! She understood how to handle the nonsense. No drama no losing self control. LOVE HER!

@nuracaicedo2632

Жыл бұрын

I like when she played in boomerang with Eddie Murphy and Grace Jones... Eartha Kitt you can tell that her daughter looks just like her mom

@shable1436

Жыл бұрын

Like when she visited south Africa and did shows, her and her daughter went to amusement park and the white only signs were up and they told Eartha she couldn't get on ride with her daughter. Her daughter started flipping out, and Eartha said now's not the time, you will know when it's the time. So later on there was a school opening ceremony ribbon cutting and Eartha had done benefit for it, and the press was there, crowd was there and the donators we're there one being that park owner, and when Eartha found out, she nodded at her daughter like this is the time. So she got on the mic and told the story of what happened, and he got so embarrassed and promised that it would never happen again, so Eartha said so you promise, and he said he would do anything he could, so she said how about doubling your donation and opening up another school in twice the time, and he said of course anything he could do to make up for what happened. This teaching Kitt about not screaming and reacting in public but choosing the correct most effective for change time to bring up things. Btw he insisted they come back to park next day, and all the white only signs were gone, and the park was open to everyone all rides equal

@yathome5596

Жыл бұрын

@@shable1436 Yes! And she invited students from the schools who were not white to join in the fun at that park. Love her!

I imagine that must be quite frustrating. Looking forward to this interview. Her Mom was a real one so I imagine she carrys that forward.

Thankyou for having Miss Kitt daughter on the show love your hair ❤😊

One of the greatest privileges that I have ever had was when I saw Eartha Kitt starring in Timbuktu in New Orleans back in 1977 or 78, Everyone in the audience understood that we were in the presence of a STAR. Not only was Ms. Kitt gorgeous but she was truly a star's star. I'll never forget how she stood perfectly still on the stage and mesmerized the audience simply by moving her eyes! I've never seen another singer or actress since that night who could do what she did on stage. And she was also a leader in social issues such as when she stood up for her beliefs against the Vietnam War and the Johnson White House. Bravissimi Ms. Kitt!!!

@etruscancivilization

Жыл бұрын

@Randy Watts Same as you I had one of the greatest privileges to see Eartha Kitt starring in the musical stage play in "TIMBUKTU" on New Years Eve December 31st 1978 at the "Pantages Theater" on Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood, California, approximately one month before I was promoted to (Permanent Deputy Probation officer in Los Angeles County) after being a "As Needed" non permanent officer for the previous year.. My beautiful ex-wife and I were sitting in the audience approximately 10 rows from the stage when the curtains opened, and out came Ms. Kitt being carried high on some type of decorative board by several strongly built Black males as if she was a a great queen. After they lowered the board down so that she could get off, that was when she stood up very boldly, and said in a very sexy manner "WELCOME TO, TIMBUCTOO", and the crowd started this enormous clapping for several seconds before the show began to continue. That moment still seem just like yesterday to me because I was only in my 20's, desperately in need of a permanent job career to start my young life as a professional adult.. By the way, I am originally from a small Northeast Louisiana town in Madison Parish just across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg.. later bro 🙏

@Muhdah1972

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you. Ms. Kitt was a unique, talented & strong artist/humanitarian.

@rwatts2155

Жыл бұрын

@@Muhdah1972 Yes. I had the privilege of witnessing Eartha Kitt's star quality talents. I've carried that special experience with me since 1977, And I'm so appreciative of her talents and her sharing those talents with the world....and with me. I never met her personally...but I experienced one of the greatest stars of the 20th century stage and screen! An experience I will carry with me forever!

@rwatts2155

Жыл бұрын

@@etruscancivilization When I saw Ms. Kitt in Timbuktu she started off stage ( stage right ) with her purring, " I..........m ' You could not see her. She was carried ON stage to the front center...on the shoulder of the BIGGEST black body builder I have ever seen in my life. The man was the size of an adult Bigfoot on steroids! As she arrived on Center Stage, the man carrying her knelt down and several more black body builders knelt before Ms. Kitt and she stepped off of the shoulder of the huge man, and the successive males each lowered her as she stepped onto their backs one at a time ...and all the while she was purring her, "Im...........HEAR" as she stepped off of the back of the last "slave." The woman KNEW how to make an entrance!!! Ms. Kitt simply stood motionless in front of HER audience and did not move a muscle. She held the audience captive with her EYES! Eartha Kitt's eyes must have been the size of dinner plates. ONLY a star of her magnitude can stand on a stage and control the entire audience with her eyes. That ability cannot be taught. It cannot be learned. It simply IS. And Ms. Kitt WAS a mega star and her light will forever shine brightly in the sky. And I am one of the most fortunate people in the world....as were YOU...to have had the opportunity to have been in her presence and to have experienced her persona. Thank YOU for sharing your experience!

@etruscancivilization

Жыл бұрын

@@rwatts2155 Thank you too, and what an everlasting experience to remember..

She has Eartha's face! Can't deny her. Beauty runs in that family!

First, I love Tamron Hall she is a wonderful host/interviewer. What a beautiful woman and how proud her Mom would be ❤

She's beautiful and looks like her beautiful mother.

I had no idea Eartha kitt passed away 14 years ago! She wasn't just talented, she was so smart and wise. I probably could have learned something from her. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE 💐

@Sheshe661972

Жыл бұрын

Well dang!

@etruscancivilization

Жыл бұрын

@Laurie Tijerina Time really does seem to fly..

What an inspiring interview with Kitt Shapiro. Loved her mother’s wonderful attitude towards life.. Rest In Peace Eartha Kitt.

@NellieKAdaba

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same.

@PastorIhaza

Жыл бұрын

💖🏆🕊

@theresa467

Жыл бұрын

Watch Eartha and her daughter on Sally R. in 1990. Be inspired by her past. She’s a conqueror!

@PastorIhaza

Жыл бұрын

@@theresa467 Thanks🏆

@keyfield8967

Жыл бұрын

yawn...she is a "suburbanite" doormat too...

She is beautiful like her mother!🎉🎉🎉

I absolutely see Eartha in her daughter. Even in her voice. Very beautiful lady.

Go Kitt!!! What an honor to be the daughter of such an iconic woman.

You can tell Kitt is getting it from both sides! She's very gracious and sweet. Seems like a daughter who loved her mother.

@jamiegore1497

Жыл бұрын

THIS!!

Thank you

Awesome interview! What a beautiful daughter to a more beautiful mother; Ms Eartha Kitt. I'm sure she's 'purring' up a storm in Heaven's realm. I will get that book. I'm sure it's a fascinating read. God bless you all... 🦋🙏🏽🦋

She even has her voice in a way!

I understand her pain. I’m biracial and grew up in the south. The comments and stares from other people can be overwhelming at times. But I finally had to realize I am who I am and I’m not apologizing for being me.

@deloriasilvergunter7900

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏽

@aliciamaria2730

Жыл бұрын

You were stared at and given drama because you were black you could have been anybody else but because that part of you of being black was so in people's face that is where the time I came in and for black people it was a part of them that they could access for a better life in society or at least a potential better life in society that they thought that you could access.

@40mrm

Жыл бұрын

@s.o.s. diy repair everyone’s life experience is different. I’m glad you didn’t have to go through the things I did. God bless

@marrop2760

Жыл бұрын

good for you.. don't let ignorant attitudes get you down.. stick with the winners - positive uplifting loving supportive fun & open-minded people!

@thepamela050

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they stare because you are so beautiful..

I saw Eartha Kitt perform, some act. Her daughter looks fantastic as she did, just wildly different. Thanks for this.

So beautiful at 61 years. We should all want to look that incredible. Earths Kit had such a wonderful personality and no matter how many may try to sing “Santa Baby” her version is the perfect rendition that we enjoy every Christmas in our home.

I adore Eartha Kitt and everything she stood for. Her daughter is blessed to have been raised by such a strong and beautiful woman ❤️

I FELT this so deep. As a kid my brother and I endured mental, emotional, & physical abuse because we're biracial. So sad😞

@JaneDoe-ci3gj

Жыл бұрын

So sorry you had to endure that!💔💞

@terradaktal8318

Жыл бұрын

i am black and that's it.. i never identify as biracial.. this is how i was raised and this is where i stand

@reginamay1

Жыл бұрын

Sorry you had to go through this …I to am half Italian and after the war I went through abuse

@greeneyejuana6570

Жыл бұрын

I feel for you. As a kid I'd always say I'm black but it would raise a lot of questions. Now I say I'm "mixed with a lot of stuff" and leave it at that. I dont give a s__t what anyone thinks anymore.

@truarnett5519

Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry that happened to your brother and you.

Great interview

You’re awesome…you’re Mom was extraordinary!!! A true class act❤ May Eartha rest in peace🙏 I loved her growing up as a kid a woman of color who inspired me to be me🦋 God bless you🙏

Eartha Kitt’s greatest legacy is her daughter. You know you’ve been successful in life when your children continue to rejoice and celebrate your life even long after you are gone. ❤

@PastorIhaza

Жыл бұрын

Exceptional Comment 🏆🥰

@vencebuchanan

Жыл бұрын

🥰

@glorymosbyfloyd3878

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that 🙏

@trenae77

Жыл бұрын

This could not have been stated any better!

I could listen to her speak all day long. She is so entertaining and I bet she lived a very interesting life with her mother. "Santa Baby" is my favorite modern Christmas song and nobody sings it like Eartha Kitt! It is a classic.

@g.cosper8306

Жыл бұрын

It's not December until I hear "...Tonight"

@BevMargaret

Жыл бұрын

I think she sounds a lot like her mom....

@kathleenking47

Жыл бұрын

It came out in Christmas 1953😋 I'd like a 54 convertible light blue

I don't understand what is going on. Tamron Hall is 52. Kitt Shapiro is 63. These ladies are stunning!!! And also, what an insightful and thoughtful interview.

@SkyeID

2 ай бұрын

good genes I guess

Earths kitt was a extraordinary woman. She had endured a difficult life but what a beautiful soul she was.

This woman is 61 yrs old. Holy smokes 😮.

@zhane3484

Ай бұрын

She's 61? WOW! Good genes 😍

What a great show. I did not know about Kit, but I sure remember Ertha. She was amazing.

I'm biracial and my ex husband is too. Our son has green eyes and dirty blond hair and also very fair skin. He was not believed to be my son. One time he brought friends over and said mom can you tell them I'm your son. He also got called a wigger. Which meant a white person acts black. My daughter who is the youngest and a tad darker toned tried to beat those kids up for picking on her brother

She's absolutely amazing. Has her mom's Fire. Those Cheekbones, her gorgeous smile . Her Mom treasured her ❣️

Thank you for highlighting this. As a biracial person, I’ve had very similar experiences and it is hurtful and disrespectful. I love that we are in a time that we can do a deep dive on topics like this 💖

@sharnab3032

Жыл бұрын

It's very frustrating in now 2023 this is still going on 😔 I saw on Tik Tok a fair skinned Filipino being basically called a liar because she didn't look what people thought she should look like. It was really sad. No one should have to prove who they are to anyone. My daughter is biracial we have had to deal with this her whole life

@ms.sutton3856

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree with you and light should also shine on the fact that millions of AA/Black people are biracial from Slavery(rape) and various unions also and multi-ethnic regardless of their skin tone. Dr. Henry Louis Gates is 50% white even though his parents and grandparents were considered AA/Black. The majority of Black Americans have 10-50% or more white ancestry and it can be seen in their appearance and with DNA tests. Biracial only means that someone is of two different ethnic groups and there are many AA/Black people with some Native American and or Asian ancestors as well.

@Murderface666

Жыл бұрын

@@sharnab3032 Your first problem is looking to Tik Tok. Your second problem is giving power to a bunch of random people. Being biracial is nothing special. The media only made it special when Obama was made President and that was on purpose. Why? Because the Black population among Black Americans were growing, while the White population was shrinking. So to tailor it for the 2010 census, that made "biracial/multiracial" into some new race at the stroke of a pen. It's called "divide and conquer." The same way they boost the white population to 70%, they include everyone non-Black from Latin America as "white" to give the appearance of numerical superiority. If they showed the real numbers, you would see drastic changes. It would be like a pit bull realizing they are stronger than their owner. Overall, they don't want children with a Black parent identifying as Black anymore. They are trying to build a "mixed" community that will act as surrogates. And here's the kicker: To deny Black people, White society will prop you up out of spite, so even though someone is Black and (fill in the blank), you (assuming you have a Black parent) is only Black in their (White) eyes when it's politically and economically convenient to say so. (First Black President, First Black Vice President, etc). They are using you and even my own kids (Black/White) as social props.

@lollyboop5043

6 ай бұрын

It has to be harder for her daughter Rachel to also say Eartha Kitt is her grandmother because her father is white as well so her features are really fair skin

@yuppers1

3 ай бұрын

Same. I'm happy to be biracial. I'd hate to see what will happen to my future kids if I marry someone who's not a minority. At least in other people's minds, they'll lose their connection to their Latino heritage and family. Everyone will say they're white alone. It's wonderful to be mixed!

i worked the Palace theater and Eartha Kitt was one of the stars in the show and she was so awesome.

❤❤❤ this was beautiful interview of a daughter talking about her mother. It doesn't matter that her mother was famous what mattered was that her mother loved her so much and taught her so many different tools to survive and thrive.

I relate to this so much. My dad is Black and I look more like him and that side of my family, but I also look more white to a lot of people. Up to the point that a cop once tried to take me from my father when I was 11, thinking he kidnapped me. It got to the point where my dad wouldn’t go out with me alone. We missed so much time together while he was alive, because of people’s bigotry. Who do people think it was that used to “pass” back in the day? I’m 45 and the BS is still happening and we catch it from every side. It’s exhausting.

@adriennef4637

Жыл бұрын

I'm biracial & my daughter is 3/4 with beautiful skin & 4C hair. Due to illness my skin turned white & I lost my beautiful curls. People think we're either friends or girlfriends, never that I'm her mom. Its funny watching people backtrack & try to say how much we look alike.Nope, shes her dads total clone, its freaky😆

@teet-zi8ks

Жыл бұрын

I feel ya. Colorism is real.

@cinemeleon2808

Жыл бұрын

Hella people ‘passed’ back in the day and have even kept those mindsets and efforts to have their families remain that way even today. My brother in law and his siblings are biracial. Some of their spouses are black and others white, so all of their kids phenotypes range anywhere from looking mixed to looking white.

@rachelfarmer8563

Жыл бұрын

It's very annoying, people are very ignorant.

@jtz3563

Жыл бұрын

Ok but at the end of the day this daughter is WHITE! This lady is primarily white with a tiny black DNA part! Genetics are a mixed bag especially concerning mixed people. I'll explain - black people in the US are unfortunately mixed with white because of the atrocious history of slavery and that's why black people in the US in general are a bit lighter than people from Africa. And Eartha clearly had a lot of white genes mixed in as was evidenced by light/mid tone skin color. And when a baby is made genes aren't passed down 50-50 it is literally random for example let's say one parent is from Africa/Egyptian ancestry and the other parent is from Native American and Japanese ancestry, you might think that the baby would get DNA from all of those! And they might get a bit from each, BUT it could also be random where they get a lot of African ancestry, a lot of Native American ancestry a little Japanese ancestry and zero Egyptian ancestry, and then a sibling with the same parents might get the Egyptian ancestry but zero Japanese ancestry even though they have the same parents! It also depends on how much ancestry the parents have themselves. If a person has 50 % African DNA and 50% Native American DNA then their child can have any percentage of those ancestries that add up to 50% from that parent but no more than 50% and Eartha clearly is not 100% black and is mixed with white and then this woman on the show clearly got the white genes and that's totally fine and whatever but she can't go around claiming that she's black - at least not by DNA. She can do a DNA test and figure out the actual small percentage of black DNA she got from Eartha and the white DNA she got from Eartha and her white father and the fact is she's mainly white with a bit of black DNA. She might be culturally African American but she's definitely not primarily black in regards to DNA. She clearly has white features and she needs to stop trying to erase actual black people with black features by trying to demand that her primarily white DNA genes be "recognized" as "black" 🙄

Not only does she look like her Mama (both beautiful women!) she sounds just like her! Eartha had such a unique voice & it seems her daughter inherited that also. While I’m sorry her Mom is no longer with us, & I am old enough to remember her as cat woman, as well as her other roles, and her singing appearances on TV shows (My Dad had one of her record albums), I am glad she was able to instill her love, strength & wonderful character into Kit. I’m sorry she has to deal with rude keyboard bullies/cowards.

@siriusjones956

Жыл бұрын

I think it's the hair.

excellent interview...

She’s Beautiful Just Like Her Mom. 🩷

I love her! She is definitely her mothers child. She is bold and beautiful. She looks like her mom.❤

@truezladye1893

Жыл бұрын

I'm mixed race, grew up in S Africa. I was teased bc of my fair skin tone, my siblings are darker. People are quite judgmental.

@fluffy9592

Жыл бұрын

@@truezladye1893 it’s funny, for me it was the opposite! Was born and grew up in Europe at a time when there were not many blacks, let alone biracial people. People would always ask me why I didn’t look more white or even sometimes question if I was telling the truth. 🙄

@gigigiseleworld

Жыл бұрын

@@truezladye1893 exactly 💯. By the way. Circulate petition's to have the stolen Diamonds and Artifact's removed from the British museum 🖼️💎. #starofafrica 🇿🇦 . There are petition's currently in circulation. 8k signatures.

@virtuouslady5679

Жыл бұрын

Amen..It does not matter what color she is.

half black & half white is NOT A NEW thing!!! now Prince Harry & Meghans 2 kids look totally WHITE with red hair. while Serenas daughter doesn't look mixed. IT'S a roll of the genetic dice 😁👍

@foreverfly3113

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, it a lot of darker phenotype people are biracial too. This is not unusual especially to people with melanin.

@sheismebysarahlee6208

Жыл бұрын

but she isn't half black tho right? Because Eartha supposedly had a white father...so it is the same as Meghan and Harry minus the red hair.

@tiana2906

Жыл бұрын

@@sheismebysarahlee6208 exactly 💯, they're basically classed as white. Quarter black don't mean anything nowadays 🙄

@josmith8233

Жыл бұрын

@@tiana2906 she is still mixed race, she simply wants to be herself and not be denied. Her mother is very important to her.

@nothx512

Жыл бұрын

Serena daughter does look mixed....she's doesn't look like a regular little black girl

Me and my daughter are living this right now too

Those pictures are beautiful.

The way Kitt lights up when Tamaron starts talking about how wonderful Eartha was, is really telling to how wonderful she was as a mother and role model to her daughter

@millsykooksy4863

Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤

I'm so glad Kitt is speaking up to set the record straight. Did it ever occur to people that she has more of her Father's DNA. 🤔 She most definitely is her Mother's child. ❤❤

@HoneyBrown831

Жыл бұрын

Chromosomes we inherit are 50 50 from each parent. Kitt happened to inherit the genes of her dad's skin tone, not more DNA per say. She is her mother's and her father's child.

@the4cqueen148

Жыл бұрын

Her father was Irish/ German. Read the book "How the Irish became white". Excellent read. You'll understand why the Irish people don't really care for the Irish American yanks.

@johndear1592

Жыл бұрын

Way too involved in a dead woman's privates.

@moriahabraham7537

Жыл бұрын

@@the4cqueen148 my father is Irish and black light skin with green eyes, my mother is Black and Cherokee Indian dark skin beautiful woman, I am light complexion like my father however I am and will always be very proud to say that I am a black woman. Almost forgot to add that my father’s hair is that of a white person just like his mother and his father and he , my father, considers himself a black man.

@marjorieovaa7811

Жыл бұрын

My parents were mixed Black and White yet they and their siblings chose to "pass" as White. Together, much to their siblings' disappointment and constant derision, I came out Too White with white hair, white skin color and white facial features. It truly is amazing what DNA pops up. BTW I had 4 Mixed Black/White children and two of them are blonde like me === none of them can "tan" in the summer === they blame me not their mixed Black-looking father. LOL

Loved Eartha Kitt, my childhood's cat woman, an exciting icon, incredibly beautiful, especially, as a mom. Best tribute is a daughter's love and respect. You have your mom's face, different skin tone, You are gorgeous and inspiring, your mom was such a wise women, fascinating life.

Without a doubt looks like her Mother! Kitt is SO BEAUTIFUL!! Unbelievably GORGEOUS!!

Eartha is LEGENDARY🥰

@mjohnson1741

Жыл бұрын

Yep, she spoke like 5 languages.

My sons are mixed race and I have been asked my whole life “how long have you looked after these kids?” Kinda rude but Looking past stereotypes is still challenging for people. As my sons got older, they retorted “Of course she is my mom!”😊Thank you for sharing your story. It was nice to know that I am not alone in this experience

@sgriggs55

Жыл бұрын

So rude

@joycelynmatthews-bowens2359

Жыл бұрын

This is nothing new...especially in the south. Ignorant people just want to get a rise out of u sometimes. Don't answer them.

@hightopv1352

Жыл бұрын

What? They said that to your face? 😲🙁😑

@georgeklimes7604

Жыл бұрын

My mother went through this in the 1960s and 70s as well with us.

@jaynesegman7847

Жыл бұрын

That must get annoying

Yes! I, my husband and our children can all relate. My husband I are both of mixed ethnic heritage/race and our whole lives, people have taken it upon themselves to "inform" us about our racial identity/ethnicity. Our children all have different hair texture, colour, different skin colour and have facial features that people associate with different 'identities'. The funny thing is, if you sit them all side by side, they are CLEARLY related, despite their perceived differences. I can't count how many times strangers have asked me (unprovoked) how many different fathers they have, or have marched up to me and tried to get me to admit they weren't all mine. I have literally argued with strangers, who called me a liar and insisted there's no way all 5 of mu kids are mine. I could have ignored these idiots, but I made a point of showing my children that THEY, not anyone else, has the right to tell them who or what they are and that NOBODY should have agency over their personal identity. Melanin influences your hair, eye and skin tone, NOT your identity. The whole concept of 'race' is just of tool of division, oppression and control, created to reinforce class and caste based rulers. Virtually weaponizing one's appearance against themselves and others. It;s disgusting and it needs to stop, but it won't, not until all of us so-called 'People of Colour' stop wielding it against one another.

Amazing story Amazing women.... Truly brought up with love your mother taught you well ❤️

Thank you for speaking about this! In 1957 my parents (a white Hispanic mother, and a black/multiracial Hispanic father) were at Bellevue Hospital, NYC because my mother was in labor with me. When the staff saw that they were a biracial couple they told my father that they were out of beds. Fortunately, my father was wearing his Korean war army uniform and he angrily told them, "You'll find a bed NOW for my wife! I fought in this war for all of you!" Needless to say, a bed suddenly became available and I was born. I'm 65 years old and I'm still racially/ethnically profiled.

@SuperAnimelover100

Жыл бұрын

You had a wonderful stand up Father ! :)

@sheilabrown5632

Жыл бұрын

You are beautiful just as your mom ❤️ Thanks for sharing and teaching us love has no color. God is love

@kathleenking47

3 ай бұрын

It's because, of the Spanish ancestry Possibly. If your mom was a German with platinum blonde hair, you could present lighter, and have white children

@kathleenking47

3 ай бұрын

NYC wasn't the south

@WhoRu177

3 ай бұрын

👏 damn right