Rachel Dolezal

Rachel Dolezal
Rachel Dolezal
Born	Rachel Anne Dolezal; November 12, 1977 (age 47); Lincoln County, Montana, U.S.
Other names	Rachel Moore; Nkechi Amare Diallo;
Education	Belhaven University (BA); Howard University (MFA)
Occupation	Education director, Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho until 2010; Part-time art instructor, North Idaho College (2005–13); President, NAACP chapter of Spokane, Washington (2014–2015); Part-time instructor, Eastern Washington University (2007–2015); Hairdresser (2015–);
Relatives	Joshua Dolezal (brother)

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.

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 (June 12, 2015). "Rachel Dolezal's art blog is something to behold". Fusion. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015. The name of the piece Dolezal presented (under her married name Rachel Moore) was 'Hypocrisy: A Form of Godliness.'
↑ "Former Washington NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal gets new name". Associated Press. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
↑ Oluo, Ijeoma (April 19, 2017). "The Heart of Whiteness: Ijeoma Oluo Interviews Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black". The Stranger.
↑ "Because the truth matters". CDA Press. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
↑ Malkin, Bonnie (July 21, 2015). "Rachel Dolezal making a living braiding hair". London: telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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[1] Rivero, Daniel (June 12, 2015). "Rachel Dolezal's art blog is something to behold". Fusion. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015. The name of the piece Dolezal presented (under her married name Rachel Moore) was 'Hypocrisy: A Form of Godliness.'

[kfor.com2-2] "Former Washington NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal gets new name". Associated Press. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[Oluo.2C_Ijeoma2-3] Oluo, Ijeoma (April 19, 2017). "The Heart of Whiteness: Ijeoma Oluo Interviews Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black". The Stranger.

[4] "Because the truth matters". CDA Press. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

[Malkin-5] Malkin, Bonnie (July 21, 2015). "Rachel Dolezal making a living braiding hair". London: telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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Rachel Dolezal

Born	Rachel Anne Dolezal (1977-11-12) November 12, 1977 (age 47) Lincoln County, Montana, U.S.
Other names	Rachel Moore^[1] Nkechi Amare Diallo^[2]^[3]
Education	Belhaven University (BA) Howard University (MFA)
Occupation	Education director, Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho^[4] until 2010 Part-time art instructor, North Idaho College (2005–13) President, NAACP chapter of Spokane, Washington (2014–2015) Part-time instructor, Eastern Washington University (2007–2015) Hairdresser (2015–)^[5]
Relatives	Joshua Dolezal (brother)