>>50042648Because Islam teaches us that everyone is the spiritual equal of each other to Allah.
Also some of the Prophets companions were black because Arabia had close ties with the region around Axum. Bilal ibn Rabah is the biggest, a lot of black converts change their name to Bilal because of him. Wahshi ibn Harb is big name as well.
Also because of it's popularity amongst slaves the Arab elite of Mecca originally thought of it as a slave religion.