Just because he's black? Nah. If he--or she-- is a good character in his/her own right? Oh yeah. It seems to me we've finally passed the point where we 'need' black people in variations on established names, a "black Dare-devil," a "black Invisible Woman". If we're going for an alternative Hawkeye, I'd like to see a politically outspoken tribal American, a Sioux warrior (male or female), someone with a heritage and tradition of bow and arrow use who's taken it to 'super-hero levels'. Not necessarily someone angry, just someone who knows what's going on in the U.S. today, has a sense of history regarding native peoples, and a burning desire to do right. I bet he/she'd be good friends (after a while) with either or both current Hawkeyes.