I have to disagree The difference between African Americans and Most West Africans isnt as Obvious as it is being played out to be, frankly because the majority of phenotypes from slim to broad light to dark, is shared in high enough frequency in both groups and both groups are majority descendant of similar people. The Average West African from Nigeria, Like igbo, Hausa, or ypruba, Or Mauritania, or Liberia, of Mali, or Burkina faso, or Cape verde, Ghana, would not stick out very much among African Americans. main1.jpg 20081203_ghanafruit_w.jpg sah_p_131_01_l.jpg ENLARGE_01MalianWomen.jpg tumblr_lk8dj89Xx21qeb9aeo1_500.jpg work-volunteer-ghana.jpg Idris-Elba.jpg nnamdi-asomugha-GQ.jpg verdier.jpg chiwetel-ejiofor.jpg Northern-Burkina-Faso-Fulani-African-People-Griot-Griots-Storytellers-2010-12943-ireneabdouphoto.jpg mneno_babalwa_large.jpg Bernice angoh2.jpg The difference between A typical good looking West African and an A good looking African American is closer to the difference between Idris Elba and Will smith, & I've lived in both parts of the world the average African American by phenotype alone is on average indistinguishable from majority west africans.