Why do most African Americans look different from Africans from Africa, such as Nigerians, Zimbabweans, Sudanese, etc?

[Anonymous]

Why do most African Americans appear a little less black than full blown Africans.

[WhiteSteve]

I think anyone’s complexion can vary. But rolling with the assumption that a native of West Africa will generally have a darker complexion, my best guess would be that African-Americans have probably a higher likelihood to have some non-African genetics somewhere back down their lineage. This could possibly have some roots in slavery, as I’m sure many of the women were raped by European-American owners. And, on a happier note, it could just be more recent mixing through actual consensual racial intermingling. So maybe someone from, say, Nigeria, is more likely to have purely Nigerian genetics, and the darker skin tone common to natives of equatorial Africa.

[OldWorldOrder]

European & Native American admixture.

Other New World blacks like Haitians, Jamaicans, etc tend to look more purely African.

[Asker]

How much european and native American do AA's have in them on average?

[menina]

Black people come all in shades and colors. There's not a "right" nor a "wrong" way of being black. Just like there's no such a thing as appearing "less black".
If you made a tour to all African countries (the ones with black inhabitants) you would be surprised on how diverse we are.
That being said, perhaps some black people from the United States look different due to an geographic adaption or due to "race" mixing.

[2facedfa1ry]

probably cause practically every black American has some white genes plus the climate is colder/the sun doesn't hit as hard (so they don't need as much melanin)

[Asker]

How much white does the average African American have in them?

[Cubus]

Because most Black Americans are actually mixed with White people. That's why their skin is a bit lighter

[Anonymous]

in average 25% white DNA.