[svcw]

So? These people are Africans, most Africans are dark skinned. What does that even mean “black”?

[SunkenCiv]

The 25th or Nubian dynasty was unusual in that it was black African; in pharaonic times the Egyptians portrayed different ethnic groups in their art, and black Africans are shown as black. Egyptian men are generally red-brown, Egyptian women generally very light-skinned.

[rabidralph]

Probably to differentiate from the North Africans, who are generally lighter-skinned.

[VastRWCon]

It means "African American" which means they invented everything, which means we owe them everything, which means an affirmative action president.

Side note: Once word gets out to the city-zens, get ready for the next re-write of history.

[LadyDoc]

Black here means Nubian...usually they only traded or warred with Egypt, but at one point when Egypt was in Chaos, the Nubian leader took the place over.

Check out Bob Brier's lectures on it.