Are they?

[Semi_IronMan]

I was talking to my friend online and I asked what colour his hair is an he told me he was brunette, I later found out that he was black and I've since been wondering if black people could be considered brunettes.

So are they brunettes?

[kay_jay]

There are some black people who are brunette e.g My best friend is black and he is brunette but his skin tone is very light so I guess that also plays a part.

[James Dean]

Yes, genetics are really crazy. That could be connected to him being mixed race or again with genes. Someone older than him in his family had a conflicting hair gene and it mixed onto him.

[Karkat]

Genetics can do a lot of interesting things. I mean, there are black people with naturally blonde hair (I don't know if this can happen outside of albinism though.)

[Babs]

It's very possible for black people to be brunette. A lot of black people's hair is kind of a dark brown rather than jet black. Also, your friend could have bleached his hair and is an unnatural brunette.

[oohlala]

Of course :) It doesn't depend on one's race :D

[SethfromMI]

sure it is possible