You weren't. A few others here said they figured she was black.
I thought she did look black in some scenes in Exiles, like here.
But I never thought about it because I didn't figure anyone would ever go into exploring her roots & family.
But I like that SA has. I hope we will get to see more of her family again. But it probably won't be for a while since things are too urgent to have a breather for that.