Woman Who Posed as Black Accused of Welfare Fraud

The Associated Press May 25, 2018 Former NAACP leader Nkechi Diallo, known as Rachel Dolezal before she legally changed her name in 2016, is charged with illegally receiving food and child care assistance. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Shows No Signs of Giving Up on a Political Revolution

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2015 The presidential candidate is continuing to prove he's taking his role as an insurgent seriously; a writer ponders whether there is a difference between Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal; meanwhile, some people are in jail based on inaccurate crime lab results—a problem that is getting worse. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Black Lives Matter Is Taking a Page Out of Edward Snowden’s Book

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2015 The Black Lives Matter movement is interested in learning from the NSA whistleblower; a Caucasian poet submitting work under an Asian name has caused controversy in the literary world; meanwhile, "superhenge," a Neolithic site five times the size of Stonehenge, was recently discovered. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Black Lives Matter Organizer Shaun King Embroiled in Racial Controversy (Updated)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 21, 2015 The issue of whether Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King ever explicitly misrepresented himself about his racial background appears to hinge primarily upon one sentence in a 2012 Rebel Magazine article and CNN host Don Lemon's account of an exchange he had with King. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )

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VIDEO: Jon Stewart Is Just as Confused as You Are About the Rachel Dolezal Scandal

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 16, 2015 In two segments, "The Daily Show" summed up the controversy that's been keeping the 24-hour news cycle spiraling out of control these past few days. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )