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Dolezal, former NAACP leader, not speaking at MLK Day event

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FILE - In this July 24, 2009, file photo, Rachel Dolezal, a leader of the Human Rights Education Institute, stands in front of a mural she painted at the institute's offices in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president who made headlines in 2015 when her race came into question, has been tapped to speak at a Martin Luther King Day celebration set for January in Cary, N.C. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios, File)

Former NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal tapped for MLK day event

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Image credit: This is a picture of a mixed media collage, titled “Afrika,” created by Rachel Dolezal while she attended Belhaven College at the same time as the author.

W. SCOTT LAMB: Footprints on the ceiling: reflections on Charleston, pastor’s ties to Rachel Dolezal

By W. Scott Lamb

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rachel Dolezal race flap a heritage pride issue

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this image released by NBC News, former NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal appears on the &quot;Today&quot; show set on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in New York. Dolezal, who resigned as head of a NAACP chapter after her parents said she is white, said Tuesday that she started identifying as black around age 5, when she drew self-portraits with a brown crayon, and &quot;takes exception&quot; to the contention that she tried to deceive people. Asked by Matt Lauer if she is an &quot;an African-American woman,&quot; Dolezal said: &quot;I identify as black.&quot; (Anthony Quintano/NBC News via AP)

Rachel Dolezal faced scrutiny over racial identity years ago

By MATTHEW BARAKAT and NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS - Associated Press

In this image released by NBC News, former NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal appears on the"Today" show set on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in New York. Ms. Dolezal was born to two parents who say they are white, but she chooses instead to self-identify as black. Her ability to think she has a choice shows a new fluidity in race in a diversifying America, a place where the rigid racial structures that defined most of this country’s history seems, for some, to be falling to the wayside. (Anthony Quintano/NBC News via AP)

EDITORIAL: Rachel Dolezal: Identifying with delusion

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this image released by NBC News, former NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal appears on the"Today" show set on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in New York. Ms. Dolezal was born to two parents who say they are white, but she chooses instead to self-identify as black. Her ability to think she has a choice shows a new fluidity in race in a diversifying America, a place where the rigid racial structures that defined most of this country’s history seems, for some, to be falling to the wayside. (Anthony Quintano/NBC News via AP)

TIM CONSTANTINE: America has become the land of make-believe

By Tim Constantine

Rachel Dolezal. (Screen grab from Today.com's video)

Rachel Dolezal: ‘I identify as black’

By Maria Stainer - The Washington Times

Rachel Dolezal was president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Rachel Dolezal dismissed from local university, weekly paper

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Rachel Dolezal, ex-NAACP leader, sued Howard University

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Kalief Browder, 22-year-old New Yorker who spent nearly three years at the infamous Rikers Island jail without being convicted of a crime, committed suicide Saturday, June 6, 2015, after a long battle with depression. (ABC 7)

STEVE DEACE: Rachel Dolezal, Bruce Jenner, other bearded ladies

By Steve Deace

Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal sent out an email Sunday canceling the monthly membership meeting "due to the need to continue discussion with regional and national NAACP leaders." (Associated Press)

Rachel Dolezal, Spokane NAACP leader, cancels meeting amid racial identity furor

Associated Press

Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal sent out an email Sunday canceling the monthly membership meeting "due to the need to continue discussion with regional and national NAACP leaders." (Associated Press)

Spokane NAACP leader cancels meeting amid furor

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