Complex sentence: Pappion was born in Albany, New York, to Raymond Pappion and Cheryl Carter Pappion, his father is an (South) African-American and his mother is an Danish/African-American.
Split into simpler sentences: Pappion was born in Albany, New York, to Raymond Pappion and Cheryl Carter Pappion. His father is a South African-American and his mother is an Danish/African-American.