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VIDEO: And Now for the Inevitable Rachel Dolezal Late-Night TV Spoofery

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 23, 2015 Former Spokane NAACP executive Rachel Dolezal spent much of her adult life doing a kind of impression of herself in order to pass as black. On Monday night's "Late Night With Seth Myers," comic actor Maya Rudolph, who actually comes from a mixed-race background, debuted her impression of Dolezal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Becoming Black, Becoming White and Being Human: Rachel Dolezal and the Fluidity of Race

Channing Joseph / Truthdig Jun 19, 2015 When I think of the former NAACP official’s attempt to pass for black, I am reminded of my cousin Ernest, who successfully passed for white for four decades, and the fact that race in the United States -- though a mutable social construct -- remains more important than ever to the way we see ourselves. When I think of the former NAACP official’s attempt to pass for black, I am reminded of my cousin Ernest, who successfully passed for white for four decades, and the fact that race in the United States—though a mutable social construct—remains more important than ever to the way we see ourselves. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Why Rachel Dolezal Infuriates Us

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 18, 2015 The more I read about Dolezal and her life in “blackface,” the angrier I got. Here are 10 reasons her critics are on solid ground in denouncing her. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Chick-fil-A May Be Cooked

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The editor in chief of The Advocate talks chicken and bigotry, the tea party wins big in Texas, cybersecurity from the inbox to the nuclear power plant, race and politics, and we remember Gore Vidal. Dig deeper

Chick-fil-A May Be Cooked

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2012 Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The editor in chief of The Advocate talks chicken and bigotry, the tea party wins big in Texas, cybersecurity from the inbox to the nuclear power plant, race and politics, and we remember Gore Vidalcom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Chicken and bigotry, the tea party wins big in Texas, cybersecurity from the inbox to the nuclear power plant, race and politics, and we remember Gore Vidal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Does Harold Ford Jr.’s Race Matter?

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig Jan 19, 2010 New Yorkers, beware It seems that former US Rep Harold Ford Jr, a transplant from Tennessee, has upset people again Ford, an executive at Merrill Lynch and a New York University lecturer who might be seeking to unseat fellow Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand of New York in a race for the U Senate, has made a very bold statement about his identity. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Truth, Crudely Put

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 12, 2010 Forgive me if I am neither shocked nor outraged at Harry Reid's comments about Barack Obama's skin. What I would find stunning is evidence that his assessment was anything but accurate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )