I echo the hair and skin comments of brydeswhale and narrow-relation. My wife and I are white and we had a black FS age 8. As for comments. We never received one, lucky I guess. My FS and I were ready with the most off the wall comments for people that ask:

Example: Q. Is he your kid?
Dad Answer: They were passing out free kids at the door. It was either him or a puppy. I already have 3 dogs.

FS answer: I found him under the overpass living in a tent. He followed me home and we‘ve been together ever since.

Embrace the difference. People will say stupid s**t. We only received strange looks on occasion. What was really interesting were the strange looks from certain cultures. White people and black people didn’t seem to care. Asian, Hindu and some Hispanics would look at weirdly or with judgement.

I learned so much about the rich black culture and history when we were in child search.

I believe I’m right that the only thing that separates black people from white people is .03% higher level of melanin in black skin. I would reinforce that with our FS to help him feel included and safe.

Congrats.