sentence: Black people can also have light skin because of illness.
sentences_before: In the United States the one-drop rule is sometimes used to decide whether a person is black. This is one of the reasons that black people do not all have dark skin. For example, the American singer Mariah Carey is black because she has a black father.
sentences_after: Michael Jackson, another American singer, was born with brown skin but his skin became light because of a disease called vitiligo. A black person may be called white by other black people if they do not associate themselves with black culture. White people may also be called black.
concept_name: black people
headings: Black people United States
categories: Ethnic groups Race