[Twinkie]

That's right! In later years, Moses had a black wife.
Aaron & his sister, Miriam, criticized Moses for this.
God struck Aaron and Miriam with the inability to speak.
What could be clearer than that example? (Moses had to pray
for them for it to be lifted!)

Bigots try to give the example of the "mark" on Cain. No one
knows what the mark on Cain was. - Those who claim to
believe scripture; in the time of the flood, EVERYONE in the
world was on the ark. EVERYONE (eight people) started over
populating the earth. We are all kin to each other.
Proximity to the Equator as these people spread out over
the earth dictated skin color. I am medium toned because
most of my ancestors were in Europe. Someone else may be
black because most of their ancestors had to genetically
cope with living nearer the Equator. Someone else is fair
& blonde because their ancestors were Vikings from the
northern climates. (Ann Coulter, for instance, who is
also tall, slim, fair, blonde and beautiful, blast her!)

[Cinnamon Girl]

That's right! In later years, Moses had a black wife. Aaron & his sister, Miriam, criticized Moses for this. God struck Aaron and Miriam with the inability to speak. What could be clearer than that example? (Moses had to pray for them for it to be lifted!)

You're right that the tradition is that Tzipporah, Moshe's first and only wife was dark skinned, but there is no source for the idea that Miriam or Aharon said anything negative about her color EVER. In fact, the tradition is that Miriam says Tzipporah is extremely beautiful and righteous. Miriam was punished for the sin of loshon hara (evil gossip) for talking to Aharon about her concerns that Moshe was not spending enough time with his wife, because of his work as a prophet. Her sin was comparing him to other prophets, thereby not recognizing his greatness. Miriam was striken with tzaaras, which is translated as a kind of leprosy of the skin. But it was temporary.