Rachel Dolezal
Rachel Anne Dolezal (born November 12, 1977), also known as Nkechi Amare Diallo, is a self-proclaimed black American woman who was assigned white at birth.
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| Born | Rachel Anne Dolezal 12 November 1977 (aged 48) Lincoln County, Montana, U.S. |
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| Education | Belhaven University (BA) Howard University (MFA) |
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| Relatives | Joshua Dolezal (brother) |
She is a former college instructor and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter president.
Rachel Dolezal Media
The Slave Ship (1840) by J. M. W. Turner. Dolezal painted a picture known as The Shape of Our Kind which was so similar to this one that it was considered plagiarism by Priscilla Frank at The Huffington Post and Sarah Cascone at Artnet.
Dolezal (fourth from right) while marching with NAACP activists in Spokane, Washington and holding a sign reading "Martin's dream is forever!" on Martin Luther King Day in January 2015.
Dolezal (third from right, holding the sign) before the Spokane NAACP march on Martin Luther King Day in January 2015.
References
- ↑ Rivero, Daniel. Rachel Dolezal's art blog is something to behold (June 12, 2015)Fusion. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ Former Washington NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal gets new name (2 March 2017). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Oluo, Ijeoma. The Heart of Whiteness: Ijeoma Oluo Interviews Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black. The Stranger (April 19, 2017).
- ↑ Because the truth matters. CDA Press (June 12, 2015). Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ Malkin, Bonnie. Rachel Dolezal making a living braiding hair (July 21, 2015). London: telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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