She has very thick kinky black hair and a broad nose. There is no mistaking her for AA. Her mom even said that black kids have called her black and she gets very angry and says I'm light brown. Her mom found that amusing.
Numbr1 - I understand where you are coming from but disagree. Kids need to know where they came from and what makes them different and special. I can't think of a better way to explain it right now
Martha