[Bernard Marx]

They did not use the pigment for painting themselves.

Sometimes they did. Ancient Egypt was a multiracial society. There were many blacks from Nubia directly to the south. I saw the Tut exhibit rececently and made a special point of noting skin color when possible. There was a range from almost pure white (Nefertiti) to the blackest of black. Light olive hues seemed to predominate, especially among the ruling elites.

The nuts who push the "Black Egypt" nonsense seem to be making the argument that goes: are you going to believe me or your own two eyes?

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I am not an expert on ancient Egyptian history, but I have studied the history. Also, I visited Egypt twice and traveled to Luxor and Aswan in the South. Egyptians in Aswan are called Nubians (there is a Nubian culture that dates back to the ancient days). The Nubians are black. The Egyptians in Luxor are also black, but appear to be a mix of black and white. The Egyptians in the north around Cairo are more like olive skinned Mediterraneans.
The history that I have read says that the early Egyptian civilization arose in Memphis (near Cairo) and the people were olive skinned Mediterraneans. By the time of the "New Kingdom," after the Hyxos invasion, the capitol had moved to Luxor in the south. The Egyptologist that gave us the tour of the Egyptian museum at Cairo stated that King Tut was likely of mixed heritage.

[SauronOfMordor]

Sometimes they did. Ancient Egypt was a multiracial society. There were many blacks from Nubia directly to the south.

And over a few thousand years, different groups were on top at different times

And regardless of what any afrocentric revisionist tells you, Cleopatra was not black. She was Greek/Macedonian

[Revenge of Sith]

Blacks should pay Jews reparations for slavery.