“Recent genetic studies of Egyptian Phaorohs' mummies shows that they were light skinned with light eyes and dark hair, much like Greeks to their direct north.”

Not sure where you’re getting this from, all the information I’ve seen specifically about the Pharaohs says they’re most closely related to people from places like Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. A region formerly known as the Levant. So not particularly light skinned and certainly not light eyed.

Then, of course, there’s the fact that there were numerous, hugely influential sub-Saharan civilisations (https://www.history.com/news/7-influential-african-empires).

But most importantly, who cares?! This is the point I was ultimately trying to make to J. You seem to be making the same argument just from the other side. You have no claim to the achievements of ancient Europeans. I have no claim to the achievements of ancient Africans. What is the point of thinking in this way?