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LOS ANGELES – JUN 27: Walker arrives for the 2021 BET Awards on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA, DFree\/Bigstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Summer Marjani Walker<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: April 11, 1996<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – likely Black British
\n*mother<\/em> – African-American<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer Walker is an American singer and songwriter.<\/p>\n

Her father is British. Her mother, Venice, is American. A picture of her mother’s relatives can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Summer has a daughter with her former partner, record producer, rapper, and songwriter London on da Track; and two children with her former partner, rapper Larry A.K.A. Lvrd Pharaoh.<\/p>\n

Summer’s maternal grandfather was Quince Thomas Brinkley (the son of William Brinkley and Ruby Mae Cole). Quince was born in Jackson, Tennessee. Ruby was the daughter of Abraham Cole and Alberta Reid.<\/p>\n

Summer’s maternal grandmother is named Wilzena.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.xonecole.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Obituary of Summer’s maternal grandfather, Quince Thomas Brinkley – https:\/\/www.westsidefunerals.co<\/a><\/p>\n

Death record of Summer’s maternal great-grandmother, Ruby Mae (Cole) Brinkley – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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