where is rihanna from ethnically?
Afro-Guyanese
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 An increase in intermarriage in the United States has led to the blurring of ethnic lines . Anti @-@ miscegenation laws ( laws banning interracial marriages ) were abolished in the United States in 1967 and now it is estimated that one @-@ fifth of the population in the United States by 2050 will be part of the polyethnic population . In 2000 , self @-@ identified Multiracial Americans numbered 6 @.@ 8 million or 2 @.@ 4 % of the population . 

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 An accompanying music video , directed by Philip Andelman , portrays a romantic encounter between Rihanna and Drake in a grocery store along with romantic scenes between the pair and Rihanna walking through Manhattan 's Lower East Side . " What 's My Name ? " was promoted with live performances , including Saturday Night Live in America and the series seven finale of The X Factor in the United Kingdom . 

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 = = = Immigration and multiculturalism = = = 

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 = = = Race and ethnic relations = = = 

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 Polyethnicity refers to the proximity of people from different ethnic backgrounds within a country or other specific geographic region . It also relates to the ability and willingness of individuals to identify themselves with multiple ethnicities . It occurs when multiple ethnicities inhabit a given area , specifically through means of immigration , intermarriage , trade , conquest , and post @-@ war land @-@ divisions . Professor William H. McNeill states in his series of lectures on polyethnicity that it is the societal norm for cultures to be made up of many ethnic groups . This has had many political and social implications on countries and regions . 
