Originally Posted by flstf

The races in the U.S. are mixing rapidly. Just when is a person considered white or black anymore. Eventually racial differences will fade. A friend I used to work with received a check from the government because his wife was 1/16 Native American in a settlement by one of the tribes. If she was any less she would not qualify.

I would not have noticed the color differences in your examples if you had not pointed it out. I guess someone who looks half black and half white may have a larger following for potential commercial success from audiences of all races.