[Salman]

It's part of African American folklore (almost to the point of being a religious doctrine) that *all* ancient Egyptians were black. This is based on some of the very earliest statues having black features, and never mind any of what happened over the next 3000 years.

Didn't know that insanity had jumped the pond. I guess African Americans are just that cool, right? /sarc

[nickcarraway]

They also say the Olmecs were black.

[AceMineral]

The “Egyptians are black” are purposefully misinterpeting how the Egyptians see themselves—people of the black land not land of the black people.