If somebody has hope, don't take that away from them, because maybe that's all they have. — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
Hopefully, even if I am judged or there's confusion, anger, about how I identify, I hope that people can understand that family is fluid. — 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
