AggieD,

What I have been attempting to share in this thread is that the skin complexion of many Black Americans [aka 'African Americans'] is as you describe your husband's complexion or far far lighter. Also some African Americans [and other peoples of African descent such as in the Caribbean, Latin American, South American, and elsewhere] have either naturally curly hair, or naturally straight hair [that may be reddish brown, brown, black or even naturally blond in color].

Anybody who attended or visted historically Black colleges [particularly in the late 1960s when I did] would attest to the fact that there are lot of African Americans who can 'pass for white' [have the same skin color and other characteristics of Whites]...

This may or may not have anything to do with what Jesus looked like...

Ms. Azizi