Yes you are right, and I am aware of all that you have mentioned. The title is intentionally provocative, the real question I would ask is simply, does race have an effect on intelligence?
The title is essentially my interpretation of an outraged person's interpretation of the aforementioned question.
I would not even ask this question, because there is no universally agreed upon definition of "race".
You're just being difficult now. Lol. You just spoke of the different physical traits among East and West Africans, so it is evident that you know exactly what I mean.
I believe your comment may be inspired by the article "there is no such thing as race?"
I read this article a while back, and while I don't recall much of what it said, I do remember getting the impression that it was pseudo-scientific and serving an agenda. I seem to recall they even cited a 50 year old study as their main convincer too.
Race may be only a word, but there certainly is a shared understanding among the overwhelming majority of humans as to what it means.