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Zendaya father is a black American man with roots from Arkansas. He was born and raised in Arkansas and is the grandchild of sharecroppers. It’s inaccurate to say he is African American with “Nigerian” ancestry, when it’s a better and more legitimate way of describing him. Her father was also born Samuel David Coleman. Here is a link to factual info about his actual background https://www.yournextshoes.com/kazembe-ajamu-coleman/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Msfixthisshitup (talk • contribs) 22:56, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Zendaya’s father background[edit]

Zendaya’s father is a black American man with roots from Arkansas. He was born and raised in Arkansas and is the grandchild of SHARECROPPERS. It’s simply incorrect to substitute his real Arkansas roots for having “Nigerian”ancestry. Zendaya’s father was also born Samuel David Coleman before he changed his name after taking a dna ancestry test and seeing he had ancestry that could be traced back to multiple different places including Nigeria, Iceland, and Macedonia. Link to Zendaya dad being from Arkansas and her visiting her cousins there https://www.yournextshoes.com/kazembe-ajamu-coleman/ Another link to his sharecropper roots https://hellobeautiful.com/2794456/zendaya-explores-her-roots-immigrant-heritage-month/amp/ Msfixthisshitup (talk) 23:10, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Correct Zendaya’s dad background[edit]

Zendaya’s father is black American. He was born Samuel David Coleman in Arkansas, USA. The link and story people use to say her father has “Nigerian” ancestry also mentions other places as well. He took a dna ancestry test and traced his ancestry back to multiple different places. “Between her German mother and her father, whose family roots stretch from Nigeria to Iceland and Macedonia, Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman says she's always been proud of her heritage, which comes spelled right out in her own multicultural name”. Link to article https://www.mic.com/articles/120806/zendaya-s-family-tree-is-a-reminder-most-americans-have-something-in-common Msfixthisshitup (talk) 23:16, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Zendaya’s dad background[edit]

This is the best most legitimate article that summarizes everything that’s been said about Zendaya’s father and explains things in his own words. There is suppose to be a video that isn't available with the article that Zendaya and her parents made about their backgrounds & the article I have explains what he said in the video https://www.entitymag.com/zendaya-parents-stoermer-coleman/ Zendaya father is the grandson and son of sharecroppers. Read the article and correct the information on this wiki article to make it more factual, instead of spreading misinformation. 204.116.70.84 (talk) 23:49, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Challengers character[edit]

Just wanted to let you know Zendaya's character's last name is set as Donaldson in the filmography section when it is Duncan. I can't edit it so if anyone who can sees this, it might be a mistake you want to fix 2607:FB91:BD8F:D735:AC39:82F7:82B6:32BF (talk) 22:07, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No last name is listed in the reference. Geraldo Perez (talk) 22:12, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Chronological chaos: "Philanthropy and activism"[edit]

Why is there such a chronological chaos in the paragraph "Philanthropy and activism"? I'm surfing on a tablet, not the best for editing it, otherwise I would habe brought that confusing stuff quickly into chronological order. 2001:9E8:A5EB:5A00:B434:C41E:C975:BE78 (talk) 02:06, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 February 2024[edit]

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Zendaya’s personal life should mirror exactly what Tom’s says. It doesn’t make since to not have her long term partner listed. Also delete November 2021. Toms is listed as 2021 in general which is more accurate. November was just when the gq article released of them discussing the privacy breach. Not the day their relationship started. Not sure why Zendaya’s personal life is inaccurate and doesn’t match her partners. Wadirum2410 (talk) 17:21, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 14:22, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request on 2 March ‘24[edit]

First Name Repetition Redux

Here we go with the “mononymously known as” nonsense, which should have been erased since the first time I submitted this change almost four years prior.

Said phrasing must be removed from leading paragraph again, not unlike Drake and Adele.

69.120.62.175 (talk) 19:35, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For reference, there is an earlier topic in the archive addressing this: Talk:Zendaya/Archive 1#Known Mononymously as. MPFitz1968 (talk) 21:22, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lower case after colon in headers[edit]

Per MOS:COLON "When a colon is being used as a separator in an article title, section heading, or list item, editors may choose whether to capitalize what follows, taking into consideration the existing practice and consistency with related articles." See other headers in this article for existing consensus here, and other bio articles where colon used as a separator. For example featured article Lady Gaga for a related article that passed FA review. Lower case after the year range in header that is terminated with a colon, is not appropriate. Geraldo Perez (talk) 06:16, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This consensus says both upper and lower case are appropriate in this case. It's just a matter of what this article wants to do. KyleJoan^talk 06:20, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This article has had those headers that way since at least March 3, 2018 6 years ago and has been stable since then using a cap after the colon in the headers. There is no reason to change and the colon terminated year range is generally treated as a separate header item in most articles it is used in. We would need consensus to change to go against how the article currently is and against standard practice in other articles. I, of course, oppose changing this. Geraldo Perez (talk) 06:33, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've been editing here since 2005, and it's long been the case--long before Zendaya even became a public figure -- that only the first word and proper nouns in a heading are capitalized. That follows sentence case, as descrribed at MOS:COLON, which is explicitly the type of casing called for by both WP:SECTIONHEAD and MOS:SENTENCECAPS. It's been the guideline I've been following for many years -- close to two decades, really --- and this is the first time I've ever seen anyone challenge it. Articles should exhibit a sense of consistency, and to not follow this guideline in this one article is not reasonable. Nightscream (talk) 17:14, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Read the rest of MOS:COLON. There are two subheadings in the career section of this article that give date ranges and you only changed the one. That is inconsistent even in this one article and it is jarring to see that inconsistency in the TOC. Geraldo Perez (talk) 17:37, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Zendaya's Family[edit]

The grandparents on Zendaya's father's side are Mildred Newton (1928 - ) and Robert Lee Coleman (12 November 1921 - 15 March 2013). The grandparents on her mother's side are Daphne Carol Whitelaw (1939 - ) and Phillip Hilary Stoermer (July 25, 1940 - 2006).

Zendaya has three half brothers (Samuel Coleman, Julien Coleman (aka "EZ") and Austin Coleman) and four half sisters (Latonja Coleman, Katianna Coleman ("Kizzi"), Kaylee Coleman and AnnaBella Coleman) on her father's side.

Samuel Coleman has two kids (a boy (Sam) and a girl). Julien Coleman and his wife Sonja have three children (Ezenia (aka “Zink”) born on March 26, 1997, "EJ" born in 2008 and Berkeley born on March 22, 2011). Katianna Coleman her husband Jason have three children (Isys, Imani born on March 6 and Marley born in 2016. This makes a total of 9 known nephews.

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Maggipinheiro (talk) 00:38, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

[1] ttps://en.geneastar.org/genealogy/colemanz/zendaya-maree-coleman

[2] ttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a27698858/zendaya-family-mom-dad-siblings/

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