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Rachel Dolezal at a rally in Spokane, Washington in 2015.
‘KEEP ON LIVING’

Dolezal Breaks Silence After Being Axed for OnlyFans Account

It honestly seems like she’s vibing.

Edith Olmsted

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SIDE HUSTLE

Race Pretender Rachel Dolezal Canned Over Her OnlyFans

She was working as an after-school and substitute teacher in Arizona.

Pilar Melendez

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DOLEZAL’D

Muslim Activist’s Mom: She’s Lying About Her Ethnic Heritage

“I’m as white as the driven snow and so is she,” Raquel Evita Saraswati’s mother said.

AJ McDougall

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DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING

‘Race Faker’ Rachel Dolezal’s New Side Hustle: OnlyFans

The former activist promised fitness content, hair tutorials—and foot pics.

Brooke Leigh Howard

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SUBJECTS OF DESIRE

What Is Rachel Dolezal Doing in a Doc About Black Beauty?

The infamous “race faker” appears in a new doc premiering at SXSW about Black beauty to weigh in on being forced into a “white mold” and needing to have a “respectable white butt.”

Cheyenne Roundtree

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DOLEZAL DÉJÀ VU

Why White Women Keep Getting Caught Pretending to Be Black

Common to these scams is a willful displacement of Black people in positions of visibility, influence, and power.

Andrew Ricketts

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PAGING RACHEL DOLEZAL

Racial Justice Activist Confesses to Lying About Being Black

Cole wrote, “I have taken up space as a Black person while knowing I am white.”

Blake Montgomery

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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

Jessica Krug, Prof Who Pretended to Be Black, Quits GWU Post

Her resignation comes six days after a Medium post confession went viral.

Patricia Kelly Yeo

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WHERE’S THE MONEY?

Rachel Dolezal Reaches Settlement in Welfare Fraud Case

She was accused of welfare fraud by Washington state in May 2018.

Julia Arciga

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UH OH

Rachel Dolezal Charged With Welfare Fraud

Authorities say the ex-NAACP leader obtained thousands in food assistance by downplaying the size of her income.

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Original Man

Michael Derrick Hudson Became Yi-Fen Chou—Then Disappeared

Two and a half years ago, ‘Yi-Fen Chou’ outed himself as Michael Derrick Hudson. Hudson has been silent ever since.

Anthony L. Fisher

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