Woman Gives Birth to 'Black' and 'White' Twins 24.22K Max Read 10/30/10 02:22PM Filed to: Motherhood Motherhood Twins Race Relations Shirley wales A British woman named Shirley Wales gave birth to twins—one seemingly white, one seemingly black. Really, though, both are half-white and half-black. Which is a socially-constructed way of describing them anyway. Gee, race is complicated, isn't it?