Yes, I indicated that the thought used to be that one drop of black made someone black. I guess that helped back in the day when there were separate everythings for blacks and whites. Thank goodness that's not true now.

I have another question: What if a white (And even, say, with white skin and blue eyes) wanted to identify as black, saying her great-great grandmother was black.. Would that person be accepted by blacks? Or is that part of the issue? I know a black group complained about someone with white features for proclaiming herself black and promoting a black cause.

The history is that black people with light skin are more accepted, and some of them have even worked toward that cause.

Kamila Harris and Tiger Woods are not of black heritage, are they? But they are considered black.

Nos-nos, I'm trying to start your identity thread here. Hello? Am I not touching on any of the issues? Help us out here, please--and maybe other folks with the issue will jump in,