Never been my experience.
African peoples regularly exposed to sun for whatever reason always have better toned skin than people who lack sun exposure ...provided they have a decent diet
That said, I'm not going to war over the assertion either.
...I've always been like
to people who get creams to lighten "dark spots".
I'm like, why not just get sun exposure and tan yourself even
Black people already don't get enough regular sun exposure to convert cholesterol to Vitamin D at a healthy rate; which can possibly lead to a host of other problems, especially when compounded with existing issues(stress, diet, activity level, etc.). That said I'm about to wonder off topic so, umma let yall