Why is it if you have one black parent you are considered black regardless of the race of the other parent?

Why isn't Obama considered white or even mixed race but only black?

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MushroomFaerie

Well I've heard black is the dominant gene... Maybe something to do with that...?

Harley4Life · M

@MushroomFaerie i will have to check into that one. One thing I don't think people realize I was getting at is this - Hispanic and black parent= black, asian parent and black parent= black, white parent and black parent = black

MushroomFaerie

@Harley4Life Yeah Nah we got it, it was clear 👍