“I think it makes more sense to be proud of accomplishments and achievements”
I agree...but I do take some “pride” in the accomplishments of those that are the same race as myself...two come to mind; the light bulb since I like to see at night, and peanut butter (I love my peanut butter). This might confuse some people since one was invented by a person with light skin and one was invented by a person with dark skin. But both of them were part of the human race and as such are part of the same family (human family) that I belong to.
I pray that the day will come soon that we stop accepting the lie that there are different “races” and that we realize the truth that we are all related...God’s Word makes this clear, and science is now supporting this through the study of genetics...
I think you’ve got the right idea, because you’ve put “pride” in quotes. Our faith tells us to be very careful about pride - it is something dangerous, because it leads us away from being grateful to our Father for everything.
Even if I’ve done something really outstanding, I should give God the glory ... and certainly if an ancestor, or a person from the same country, or someone who looks similar, has an achievement, that doesn’t put me in a position to be proud. Grateful, as we all should be for the electricity (and antibiotics ;-), or respectful, or appreciative, of the accomplishments or simply the endurance of our fellow humans, but not to set myself above others for any reason.