This model was under consideration once, so Steve is absolutely not black, he's just potato-skinned: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Steve_(mob))

Here's some more official art. Please tell me more about how he is black: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jk8hrof-Ppd6lbXefmnr-lO5Er2ype1s-yteR0448VUFOJ95yqb5AOYjbJ4ItmS9JJVxv6Ur3ALnyLL9XQCQkKI=s500

I have been playing minecraft since 1.4.2 and it has never once crossed my mind that Steve is black. Anyone who thinks otherwise must be being intentionally thick for cookie points. That being said, I have no problem with OP drawing a black steve, I was just wondering where his inspiration came from