I mean, his costume was white, what little there was of it, to contrast with his black skin to further emphasize how 'black' this super-hero was.
Speaking of characters that show their skin in order to emphasize their ethnicity to offset the sinister overtones of an all white superteam, remember that period when Black Panther wore a Batman-style cowl that showed his jaw? Or when he was known as "Black Leopard," to avoid affiliation with the controversial political group, that probably made the limousine liberals over at the House of Ideas "very uncomfortable?"
His own skin seemed to serve as half his costume which is wrong-headed in my eyes no matter what (I have the same problem with J'Onn J'Onzz's nothing costume).
It works for Hawkman, I'm sure, at least when he's drawn by somebody like Carmine Infantino with a good grasp of anatomy.
His super-voice power seems to be a veiled perception of blacks wanting to change the world by just making a lot of noise.
You got that right. And look at his island: an alienated, isolated society of all blacks (wearing afros, naturally, whose every building looks like a disco) who shoo out the Legionnaires for "just trying to help." It's the ultimate showcase for the anxiety of shallow progressives, who like black people in theory, but say things like "why can't they all be like that nice Bill Cosby fellow?" These types are just as racist as the people actively keeping blacks down, because a desire for black power and black seperatism from society to develop their own neighborhoods (and owning guns to keep The Man out), they find annoying and anxiety-inducing, because it involves blacks having authority and command of their destiny in a means other than a federal uplifting imposed from the outside by northern whites.
That's the political overtones of Tyroc. The political overtones of the Duo Damsel/Bouncing Boy backup story in that issue, on the other hand...don't mess with fat people on a tennis court.
Don't get me started about how the second Invisible Kid's power let's him stay out of sight so his race doesn't show or how John Henry Iron's armour completely covers his black skin.
Here's something to bake your noodle: the Fantastic Four. The only female member of the team...is
invisible.