An African history Professor has revealed she pretended to be black her entire career in a shocking confessional blog post.
, 38, teaches African American history at George Washington University including classes on African history and diaspora.
“I have not only claimed these identities as my own when I had absolutely no right to do so — when doing so is the very epitome of violence, of thievery and appropriation, of the myriad ways in which non-Black people continue to use and abuse Black identities and cultures — but I have formed intimate relationships with loving, compassionate people who have trusted and cared for me when I have deserved neither trust nor caring.
However she said mental health issues don’t explain how her false identity was “crafted entirely from the fabric of Black lives.”Jessica Krug with her book dedicated to her ancestors.who had changed her name to Nkechi Diallo and worked as the former leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People .
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