what ethnicity is dwayne the rock johnson

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a mixed heritage. His mother is Samoan, and his father is of Black Nova Scotian heritage, making him a descendant of African-Americans who left the United States along with the British after the end of the American Revolution, having chosen to side with those who would give them their freedom. Johnson also has some Irish ancestry from his fathers side of the family. In a tweet, he revealed that he is half black and half Samoan.