Mariah Carey honors her late father Alfred Roy Carey and celebrates June 16 with twins Moroccan and Monroe on Father’s Day
Mariah Carey celebrated both Father’s Day and June 16 with her 11-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, on Sunday.
The 53-year-old singer shared a snap of her identical twins while looking at photos of her late father Alfred Roy Carey, who died of cancer on July 4, 2022 at the age of 72.
The singer, whose father was black and her mother Irish, also honored the June 16 holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
Celebrating: Mariah Carey celebrated both Father’s Day and June 16 with her 11-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe on Sunday
“Celebrate Your Black Excellence! #HappyJuneteenth #HappyFathersDay Rest in Power Alfred Roy Carey,” Carey said in her post.
The photo showed her twins hugging while looking at several photos of their grandfather.
Celebrated every June 19, June 19 honors US Army General Gordon Granger’s June 19, 1865 announcement to proclaim freedom for enslaved people in Texas.
Rest: “Celebrate your Black Excellence! #HappyJuneteenth #HappyFathersDay Rest in Power Alfred Roy Carey,” Carey said in her post
The date was celebrated as early as 1866, with eventually every state recognizing the date as a holiday over the years.
June 16 was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden celebrated the June 16 National Independence Day Act.
Carey was the youngest of three children and her mother Patricia was disowned by her Irish family for marrying a black man.
Youngest: Carey was the youngest of three children and her mother Patricia was disowned by her Irish family for marrying a black man
She opened up about growing up in a multiracial family in October 2020 while promoting her memoir.
“Me, a young girl, when I was signed and said a lot, ‘Look, I’m grateful for all the focus and this and that I’ve received as an artist’, but let’s face it, it’s never been easy for me,” she said.
“This journey, this whole struggle with my identity, started when I was about three or four years old, and that’s when I first started realizing, ‘Oh, I’m not like everyone else,'” she added.
Opening up: She opened up about growing up in a multiracial family in October 2020 while promoting her memoir
“I don’t necessarily have a specific ‘tribe’ quote to support me in situations because for most people I’ve never been enough of one thing or another,” she added.
“Especially when I released my first album, I thought, ‘Well, what did you expect from me?’ Unless I had a sticker on my forehead that said ‘I’m black’ on the album cover that said ‘I don’t know how to perceive,'” Carey added.
Her memoir The Meaning of Mariah was released in late September 2020.
Tribe: “I don’t necessarily have a specific ‘tribe’ quote to support me in situations because for most people I was never enough of one thing or another,” she added