3. Rachel Dolezal Career
In 2002, Rachel began teaching at the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She then went on to work as a professor of Africana Studies at Eastern Washington University from 2006 to 2015. During this time she was also involved in civil rights activism and served as the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter in Spokane, Washington from 2014-2015.
Rachel gained national attention after her parents revealed that she had been born to a white family but had been living as an African-American woman for many years. This sparked a heated debate about racial identity and led to her resignation from the NAACP and Eastern Washington University.
Rachel has since become an advocate for racial justice and is currently working on a memoir about her life experience which is set to be released in 2017. She has also written several books including “In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World” and “Living Boldly: A Guide to Being Your Authentic Self”.
4. Rachel Dolezal Biography
Rachel Dolezal is best known for her controversial racial identity controversy that made headlines worldwide in 2015. She was born on November 12, 1977 in Troy, Montana to Ruthanne and Larry Dolezal and has two older brothers and one younger sister. She attended North Idaho College where she studied art and education before transferring to Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000.
In 2002, Rachel began teaching at the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho before going on to work as a professor of Africana Studies at Eastern Washington University from 2006-2015. During this time she was also involved in civil rights activism and served as the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter in Spokane, Washington from 2014-2015 until her parents revealed that she had been born white but had been living as an African-American woman for many years which sparked a heated debate about racial identity leading to her resignation from both positions.
Since then Rachel has become an advocate for racial justice and is currently working on a memoir about her life experience which is set to be released in 2017. She has also written several books including “In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World” and “Living Boldly: A Guide to Being Your Authentic Self”.
5 Rachel Dolezal Height & Weight
Rachel Dolezal stands at 5 feet 7 inches tall (1.7 m) with an estimated weight of 140 pounds (63 kg). Her body measurements are not available at this time but it can be assumed that she maintains an athletic build due to her active lifestyle which includes running marathons regularly.
6 Date Of Birth Of Rachel Dolezal
Rachel Dolezal was born on November 12th 1977 making her 39 years old at present day (2016). Her birth sign is Scorpio which makes sense given her passionate nature when it comes to civil rights activism and advocacy for racial justice issues.
7 Rachel Dolezal Nationality
Rachel Dolezal’s nationality is American although some have debated whether or not she should be considered African American due to her adoption of black culture during much of her adult life prior to being outed by her parents as white-passing biracial individual with Czechoslovakian ancestry.