Wakanda, even in all of its fictional glory, has been viewed as a Black Utopia. The place where Popeyes never runs out of fresh spicy and you never argued with the financial aid lady at your college or university. Get The Latest Music and Entertainment News On Your Phone But after knowing about the particulars […]

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I’ll admit that at first I was fascinated, appalled, curious, infuriated, and challenged when Rachel Dolezal’s story emerged in 2015. Her claims of being ‘transracial’ along with her adamant claim of Blackness added an avalanche of questions to preexisting dialogues on race, culture, and transgender discussions. And it seemed like because of Rachel’s rise in […]

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Once again, Rachel Dolezal‘s racial politics are up for question as she promotes her new memoir In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World. She made a stop at NBC’s The Today Show, where she clarified that she claims “Black,” not “African-American.” When Savannah Guthrie asked Dolezal about her belief that she’s apart of the […]

"In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World" is just as crazy as she is.

The West African name hails from the Nigerian language of Igbo, which translates into the phrase “gift of god.”

Rachel Dolezal, the former White NAACP leader of the Spokane, Washington chapter who made headlines for lying about being Black, has a new legal name.

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Rachel Dolezal is done with her name for good now. Court papers retrieved by DailyMail.com confirm Ms. Dolezal is now Nkechi Amare Diallo. Nkechi is short for Nkechinyere, which is a name that originates from the Igbo language of Nigeria. It means “what god has given” or “gift of god.” Diallo means “bold” and is of Fula […]

Rachel Dolezal became the face for challenging identity and beliefs when it was discovered that she was a white woman, living her life and identifying as a black woman. After publishing a book, receiving major backlash and becoming the laughing stock of the Internet, Dolezal is now speaking out about her current life conditions, revealing […]

Former NAACP Leader Rachel Dolezal is no longer participating in a panel on racial identity at The Martin Luther King Jr. Dreamfest in Cary, North Carolina in January, said town officials Wednesday after the decision caused a negative response from community members.

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Rachel Dolezal, the former Spokane NAACP president who resigned after it was revealed she was passing as Black for years, will speak at a Martin Luther King Day celebration in Cary, North Carolina.

Plus, Rachel Dolezal is back headlining a natural hair rally and Ferguson's police department is having a hard time filling vacancies.