National Siblings Day, a holiday celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, is on April 10th. In honor of the day, we’re spotlighting some of our favorite Black celebrity sisters whose work has made an impact over the years. Here are eight sets of sisters who have made their mark in music, sports, and/or on screen.
1. The Braxton Sisters
Many people fell in love with Toni Braxton, 57, (and her pixie cut) in the ’90s. She embedded her unique and elegant vocals into infamous tracks like “Unbreak My Heart” and “Breathe Again.” In the 2000s, she stepped into her pop era giving fans everlasting hits like “He Wasn’t Man Enough For Me.”
But in 2011, Toni’s younger fans, or ones that didn’t know her background, would soon learn she wasn’t the only talented Braxton in her family. In her family’s reality TV show, The Braxton Family Values, viewers were introduced to her four sisters. Traci, who passed away at age 50, Towanda, 51, Trina, 50 and Tamar, 48, and Toni all sang together while growing up in Maryland. They were even signed as a group in 1989 before Toni went solo.
After they disbanded, Tamar also had a music career of her own. She has five studio albums and released her first in 2000. However, she really began to capture attention when she released Love and War in 2013.
While their former reality show ended in 2020, their new reality show, The Braxtons, debuted in 2024. The first season has already aired, and the release date for the second has yet to be revealed.
