Answerbag: Lex Carbo's answers http://www.answerbag.com/profile/552426 New Answerbag answers from Lex Carbo Wed, 30 May 2012 01:35:16 -0700 Wed, 30 May 2012 01:35:16 -0700 Answer to Why do they call the races "white" and "black" if people are really tan and brown? http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4042810 Why do they call the races "white" and "black" if people are really tan and brown? <br /><br />I know this is off the subject but....I simply have a question....Why are all black people called African American if all black people don&#039;t have an African decent? I don&#039;t understand...I am brown skinned but my heritage on my mother&#039;s side is italian and my heritage on my... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:08:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4042810