This story out of Spokane, Washington gets more bizarre with each report.
I read in The Washington Post that Rachel Dolezal, the woman in charge of the Spokane NAACP who faked being an African American, was at Howard University likely around the same time I was a student there. (And here I thought I was the only Montanan at Howard at the time) Turns out she claimed to be black back then too, and got a full ride scholarship as a result. Meanwhile, I got the “white privilege” of taking out some pretty big student loans. (Even if I wanted to claim I was black, I think my John Elway jersey was a dead giveaway on campus)
As I shared earlier Friday morning, it turns out Dolezal is from Libby, Montana.
She’s almost becoming public enemy #1. I think maybe we as Montanans need to accept her courage as the first prominent transracial leader from Montana.
The UK Daily Mail has a list of just some of the claims made by Dolezal:
Dolezal’s claim she was born in a tepee.
‘Totally false,’ said her mother. She and Dolezal’s father once lived in a tepee but it was before Dolezal was born.Dolezal’s claim her parents punished her ‘by skin complexion’ with a ‘baboon whip’ reminiscent of those once used on slaves.
‘She is fabricating a very false and malicious lie,’ Ruthanne said.
Dolezal’s claim that Larry Dolezal, who is white, is actually her stepfather.
‘Anybody who lives in the town of Troy or Libby knows that Larry is her father,’ Ruthanne said.
@aaronflint @bozelandia Her excuse: ““We’re all from the African continent.” LOLOLOLOL!!!! #MTpol http://t.co/O7PlJg9gIb
— Ron Catlett (@RonCatlett) June 12, 2015
Rachel Dolezal Themed #AskRachel Hashtag Is The Funniest Thing In Life GAC POST: Rachel Do… http://t.co/CX5Q9MGgo9 pic.twitter.com/B27plLwtCp
— Erika Fernandez (@CurlsAndSports) June 12, 2015
According to the pro-science crowd… Rachel Dolezal is black Liz Warren is Cherokee George Zimmerman is white Bruce Jenner is a woman
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) June 12, 2015
Who is Rachel Dolezal, the local NAACP leader accused of lying about her race? http://t.co/apKYtXpRtG … http://t.co/xXqtEDLn5B
— Adrian Serrano (@Adrianmente) June 12, 2015
The real question: Does Rachel Dolezal’s lie about her race discredit her civil rights work?http://t.co/G4ArMbcMc5 #AskRachel
— Essence Magazine (@essencemag) June 12, 2015
“N.A.A.C.P. Leader Rachel Dolezal Posed as Black, Parents Say” by DANIEL VICTOR via NYT http://t.co/tWDyapNmXY pic.twitter.com/3eRCl6gZFV
— Emmy Johnson (@DrEmmyJ) June 12, 2015
amyjo9
Saturday, June 13, 2015 7:58 PM
Hmm..Lying seems to be a Liberal thing…LOL, your comment makes you look so stupid. It seems to support the notion that Republicans are stupid, but most liberals would admit that not all Republicans are stupid.