Rachel Dolezal

Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP leader in Spokane, Wash., told Vanity Fair that she identifies as black despite being born to white parents. She has not backed down from this claim since news broke about her in June. Read an excerpt from the interview: It’s not a costume. I don’t know s... Read More ...

By now, the saga surrounding former Spokane, Wash. NAACP President Rachel Dolezal—the White woman who has been claiming to be Black for years now—has swept into a frenzy. Hip-hop went ballistic when the news first broke, her ex-fiance apparently penned more than one rap song in her honor, Twitter exploded with #AskRachel memes and both Killer Mike and Talib Kweli spoke out about her in the nationa

The Rachel Dolezal story continues to dominate the news cycle and rappers are adding their two cents on the situation. For those who may not be up to speed, Dolezal, who was president of the NAACP's Spokane chapter before resigning earlier this week, was exposed as a white woman who portrayed herself as black ...

While his bid to be in the Georgia state legislature has apparently been derailed (it turns out he didn't register properly), Killer Mike is still one of the most sought-after voices in hip-hop when it comes to matters political. Last night (June 15), he stopped by The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore to discuss the woman who has, unfortunately for her, become a national talking point: Rachel Dolez

The Rachel Dolezal story is quite frankly the most fascinating news of 2015 so far. Today, it just got more strange. Her ex-fiancé, Maurice Turner, made a rap song titled "For the Rest of My Life" in 2013 to celebrate their marriage. He al...

The bizarre story of Rachel Dolezal, the Spokane NAACP president recently outed for posing as a Black woman, has taken over the internet. The memes are pouring out in tons, questioning Rachel's familiarity with Black culture in lyrics, movies and even customs; with each one funnier than the last...

The news buzzing around the internet this morning is the bizarre story of Rachel Dolezal, the Spokane NAACP president and civil rights activist that has been misrepresenting herself as a black women. In a recent interview with Dolezal's parents, the couple stated that their daughter's real heritage is white and not the one she's been proclaiming for years...