It This true about African american people?

Question

I'm a light skin black girl and i'm just thinking why were we born light skin I dont have any white cousin neither mixed. I know it might be genetics. I dont think I have any eurpean blood in me or white blood. oh yeah I dont have mixed parents nor grandparents.

Answer 1

OK the original people that occupied the earth came from Africa (so they were black) and migrated across the earth the people who went to colder climates (like Europe) skin changed to a lighter pigment and those who went to hotter climates (like thoses who stayed in Africa , or those who went to Saudi Arabia) skin turned darker or only lightened just a bit. So one of your ancient ancestors might have migrated to a colder climate and the trait showed up again in you (genes show up randomly).

Answer 2

Your skin colour is caused my melatonin, which is a pigment in your skin which absorbs ultraviolet radiation, which you get more of in hotter climates.

I'm sure evolution doesn't work this fast but maybe it's to do with the fact you weren't in the hot sunshine as you would have been in Africa from the day you were born.

Your skin has needed less natural protection while you were growing up than your grandparents would have needed, so you didn't produce as much pigmentation.

I've noticed the same thing happening in the UK with black people, they're getting lighter.

Answer 3

well, as me being an African American my family has all different traits such as some are light skinned or some are dark skinned. African Americans come in different shades that's why were are so unique. u should be proud of who u are. just because ur grandparents weren't light or mom or dad u still have roots that go way back and that's maybe why u came out light skinned. be proud and remember black is beautiful!!

Answer 4

Genetics. As others have inferred you may be the descent of an abuse slave. The DNA involved may skip generations before showing up. I am part Amerindian and I look Comanche except my colouring. I got that from my fathers side of the family, very pale. I also realize that if I had chosen to have children that they may be dark skinned even though my husband is not. My brother looks more like my dad, blond & blue-eyed, his wife is also blonde. but one of his 4 daughters looks like my mother! Pure Comanche. Genetic testing was done and Amanda IS his, so no funny business. !

Answer 5

It is most likely that your family does have some European mixture somewhere in the past that you just don't know about, it could have been long ago, and since there are so many light skinned African Americans (AF) today, there can be many (AF) marrying and producing light skinned and dark skinned offspring.

Answer 6

I wish I could help you out with your question because I find it interesting. I just assumed that light skin black people are actually the off springs of two different mixed breeding.

Answer 7

If both parents are light skinned, then that's why you are. But so many blacks have been mixed with other races. So you never know what's in your genes. That's why we come in many different skin tones.

Answer 8

It is genetics, point blank. Its the traits that have been connected and blossomed to create another life and repeat of the same again and again until the trait that you possess.
When you bear a child with your mate in the future, it will be a combination of his genes and your genes together, which will determine the hair type, facial features, body build and actually everything.

Answer 9

Skin tone varies widely across Africa, so it's entirely possible for you to have 100% African ancestry and still have light skin. In some of the tribes that have been studied, sociologists find that the tribe values a certain feature over others. For instance, in some tribes the "most beautiful" female is the one whose backside sticks out the furthest. In some others the lightest skinned males and females are considered to be the "most beautiful." When slavers (certain tribes in Africa, as well as invaders) captured slaves they would look for what they thought they could get the most money for out of the peoples in the tribes around them. A "beautiful" slave could be worth much more, they could sell them for much more to slave ships, and the slave ship could then sell them for more to slave owners. Many slave owners thought it was a status symbol to have lighter skinned slaves as their houseworkers, and would pay more for them (much as today someone may pay more for a certain brand name to impress the neighbors). And, of course, there have been new immigrants to America coming from Africa for over a century now, including "Blacks" with skin colors ranging from very, very dark to very, very light. Just as hair color does not have much to do with whether someone is "White," skin tone does not have as much to do with whether someone is "Black" as most people think. In the US Black just means of African origin, whether that persons skin is very dark, light, or somewhere in the middle.

Answer 10

It's not all uncommon. White slave masters raped their black slaves. This accounts for the variety of skin tones among black Americans.