First, I love that you also use footnotes. That's one of the best features of Markdown.

Second, I think about this too, sometimes, when I consider myself and my potential future children. I'm black, and just black, but people often think I'm biracial (black and white) because of my skin complexion. My mom's side of the family has very fair skin, and they also have "good hair" that was passed down to me. I speak Spanish (not very well), which is also confusing because I am not Hispanic at all.

If my husband is fairer than I am, or not black (which is a distinct possibility; I've dated white and multiracial guys), are my children still black? How black are they? How black do they have to be? Good questions to ponder even in a society of great racial pluralism.