There are other black men who have made the world better, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, MC Hammer, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Malcolm X, Prince, and black women like Oprah, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and Tootie from The Facts of Life.

Thank you, Pink, for your kind comment. I wish you a blessed and enjoyable Christmas. Have a marvellous day!

Hi loveavalanche, I posted this especially for you. There is no need for you to even think of changing your God-given colour. You are beautiful as you are. Have a superb day!

Hi John, Thanks for your excellent history lesson, especially for younger folks. I am glad that you appreciate the message of my poem. Have a great day!

Hi mcradloff, thank you for your comment, and for expanding on the names of other black people who have made the world a better place. It reminds me of Michael Jackson's song, "Heal The World", part of which states:

"Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race"

Have a pleasant day!

Dear sundayrose, in response to your question, "BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL..YET, I AM NOT BLACK SO WHAT DOES THIS MAKE ME?", if you expect an answer from me, my answer is "what YOU choose to make of yourself". Nowhere in my piece did I state or imply that the qualities I attributed to black people are UNIQUE to them ONLY. I made NO COMPARISON with people of other colours.
Please do not infer that I may have done so.
Here is the position in a deductive logic format:

Premise 1: Black is beautiful
Premise 2: There are other colours beside Black
Conclusion: Other colours are not beautiful

It is obvious that, based on the stated premises which are both true, such a conclusion is invalid.
I am sure that with your knowledge of philosophy, you can see the flaw in such an argument.

Here is a similar argument:
Premise 1: A dog is a four-legged animal
Premise 2: A cat is not a dog
Conclusion: A cat is not a four-legged animal

By the way, from my profile, you can see that I am of East Indian ethnicity. My skin colour may be classified as BROWN, rather than BLACK.

As I said, I posted this piece after reading "Back to black" by loveavalanche who attempted to change her skin colour by bleaching. From what I have read, creams to lighten dark-coloured skins are very popular among some dark-skinned peoples.
On the other hand, some white people attempt to darken their skin colour by sun-tanning which poses a risk of skin cancer.
It sure is a CRAZY world we live in !!!

Thank you, ladyjewel, for your beautiful comment. Have a lovely day!

Thanks for sharing this wonderful work with me Socrates
Tho', I know the value of my heritage,
and am proud to be me!...it is just the others,
many of whom cannot see me past my skin!
Great Write my Astute Friend!
You are a very "Wonderful" man!
Robert

You are very welcome, Robert.
As Lady Odette stated "...it is what is inside a person that counts."
Have a great day!