Black Lies Matter: The Latest on Rachel Dolezal's Identity Crisis

What caused the NAACP leader to pose as a Black woman?

Rachel Dolezal Told Police Commission She Had a Black Father - More eyebrows are being raised at Rachel Dolezal, 37, as more details about her activities these past few months are being revealed. This time the Spokane City Councilman and Public Safety Committee Chairman are investigating her claims that she lied about having a Black father who was an Oakland police officer, according to the Spokesman. She told the story during the selection process for the oversight commission. (Photo: Dolezel Family/Splash News)
Rachel Dolezal's Brother Is Facing a Trial for Child Molestation - Rachel Dolezal has thrust herself into the spotlight to answer questions about her race, and now attention is being brought to her brother Joshua Dolezal, who is awaiting trial for allegedly sexually abusing a Black child, according to the Washington Post. The report states that Rachel Dolezal could have possibly played a part in helping to "ochestrate" the molestation.  (Photo: Anthony Quintano/NBC News via AP)
Rachel Dolezal Steps Down - Rachel Dolezal has stepped down from her post as president of the Spokane NAACP chapter, amid allegations that she had lied about being Black. "...I will never stop fighting for human rights and will do everything in my power to help and assist, whether it means stepping up or stepping down, because this is not about me. It's about justice. This is not me quitting; this is a continuum," she wrote on Facebook.  (Photo: NAACP)Caught Out There - The exposé of Rachel Dolezal, an educator and NAACP chapter president who passed herself off as a Black woman for years even though she is white, blonde and middle class, boggles the mind. Dolezal became the object of Black Twitter's ridicule and a national debate this week when her parents came forward to reveal her true racial heritage, and since that moment the details keep getting wilder. Here's our attempt to untangle the web of lies that make up Dolezal's identity crisis.(Photo: Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP, Film)

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Rachel Dolezal Told Police Commission She Had a Black Father - More eyebrows are being raised at Rachel Dolezal, 37, as more details about her activities these past few months are being revealed. This time the Spokane City Councilman and Public Safety Committee Chairman are investigating her claims that she lied about having a Black father who was an Oakland police officer, according to the Spokesman. She told the story during the selection process for the oversight commission. (Photo: Dolezel Family/Splash News)

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