A Brief History Of World-Known Black Figures

The Words/Names Adam and Hawwa (Eve in English) in Arabic (which according to some linguists' claims is the original language of mankind from which all other languages split and diverted) contain among others the meanings: Color of the earth and Dark

Then according to historic narrations about:

Prophet and King Sulayman (pbuh) = Solomon being Dark
And Balqees/Saba = Queen of Sheeba being Dark
Hagar (pbuh) being Dark ; wife of Ibraheem/Abraham (pbuh)
Prophet Musa (pbuh) = Moses being Dark Skinned
Prophet Isa (pbuh) = Jesus being Dark Skinned

(pbuh = peace be upon him)

Link to the complete lectures

1. Lecture
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf - Islam & the West A Journey of Discovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpQwAp6JvU0

2. Lecture
Omar Suleiman - Black & Noble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLJFUiXEurU