I think that it is too common for white feminists to say, 'We want some diversity. Come join our movement about gender, but we want you to check the class and race at the door.' And you can't undo that… — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
My husband didn't want me to wear any black hairstyles. Nicole Kidman was his standard of beauty. — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
Blackness better defines who I am philosophically and socially than whiteness does. — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
You can't just say in one sentence what is blackness or what is black culture or what makes you who you are. — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
I did work and bought all my own clothes and shoes since I was 9 years old. That's not a typical American childhood life. — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
It's a painful thing to talk about my childhood. I kind of don't talk about it much. — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
Race is such a contentious issue because of the painful history of racism. Race didn't create racism, but racism created race. — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
Everybody's life matters. But that's why we have to say black lives matter, because the highest disproportionality, police brutality, disenfranchisement, education disproportionality in school… — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
I definitely feel like, in America, even though race is a social construct... there's still a line drawn in the sand; there still are… — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
The system of racial classification is fiction, and we need to thoughtfully evaluate whether perpetuating it rigidly or allowing fluidity across the spectrum best… — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image