That's a completely ignorant statement: 'Or it could be a way for black people of African descent to distinguish themselves from black people of the Indian subcontinent, who have "black" skin but far less African features.'
If you've ever been to India or Pakistan (which constitute the Indian subcontinent) you'll note that no one in those countries are that dark or have features that would make one think they're as dark as so-called 'African-Americans'. In fact most of the population is white, with the remaining being wheatish. That hardly constitutes as 'black people'.
Get your facts straight and don't generalise based on your ignorance.
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That's a completely ignorant statement: 'Or it could be a way for black people of African descent to distinguish themselves from black people of the Indian subcontinent, who have "black" skin but far less African features.' If you've ever been to India or Pakistan (which constitute the Indian subcontinent) you'll note that no one in those countries are that dark or have features that would make one think they're as dark as so-called 'African-Americans'. In fact most of the population is white, with the remaining being wheatish. That hardly constitutes as 'black people'. Get your facts straight and don't generalise based on your ignorance.