black identity
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Another Day, Another Dolezal: UW-Madison Student Admits They've Been Pulling a Krug and Apologizes for Faking Blackness
*DJ Khaled voice* AND ANOTHER ONE!!! Can you imagine the full-throated cackles you would get if you told Black people 50 years ago that by the year 2020, white people would be losing their jobs, credibility, social circles and self respect by pretending to be niggas? A white person who is not Rachel Dolezal or…
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Watch: Raquel Willis on Bringing Your Black Transgender Identity to Work
“Right now is the time to be your most different, most radical, most unique self—and you should own that.” —Raquel Willis Raquel Willis was recognized on The Root 100 this year for her unapologetic voice and dedicated work to elevate the transgender community. Watch above for her personal story about how hiding her true identity…
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‘I’m Black!’: Director Ava DuVernay Celebrates Her Heritage on Finding Your Roots
Ava DuVernay is black, y’all. The director and producer extraordinaire and all-around example of #BlackGirlMagic took a dive into her family history on Finding Your Roots with the show’s host, Henry Louis Gates Jr. In the dive into the past, DuVernay discovered that among her ancestors were white French slave owners who fled the revolt…
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Waka Flocka Doubles Down on ‘I’m Not Black’ Comment, but What Does He Really Mean?
So Waka Flocka took to Instagram over the weekend to double down on comments in which he insisted that he is not black. In his post, the rapper addressed comments that were made during an interview with Sway last week: “I’m not the black America calls me,” Waka said in a video on Instagram. “I’m…