"I have vivid memories of me as a child: being barred from the "Whites only" restaurants..." Wait. Who wrote this? #InFullColorpic.twitter.com/E61xqTdsi7
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Upon further investigation, a black man named Albert Wilkerson, Jr. wrote her forward. I'm not sure why.
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To be a white woman writing about being black, start with a
#LangstonHughes quote into a tale of someone else's racism battle.#InFullColor -
Black man, Albert Wilkerson compares
#RachelDolezal to Frederick Douglass, MLK & Malcolm X. She "fought racial bias/prejudice"#InFullColor -
#RachelDolezal educated people in North Idaho about the black experience & "embraced her own African spirit." Lmao no!#InFullColorpic.twitter.com/hCgyl6iOH5 -
Update: Albert Wilkerson is the man
#RachelDolezal claims as her black daddy. He says the world needs more people like her.#InFullColor -
Nbecki believes that we need to cap the B in Black but not the w in white. I actually agree.
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Fun fact.
#RachelDolezal doesn't identify as African American she identifies as Black. Is there a difference?#InFullColor -
"I grew up in a painfully white world, one I was happy to escape from..."
#RachelDolezal aka Nbecki#InFullColor -
After some praying & a good night's rest, I'll read more of
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It only took me 1 day of reading
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#Nbecki has me questioning: what makes a person Black? Skin? Perception? DNA? Yeah, I think DNA.#InFullColor#RachelDolezal -
"As soon as I was able to make my exodus from the white world in which I was raised, I made a headlong dash toward the Black one..."
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"I gained enough personal agency to feel confident in defining myself that way (Black)."
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She claimed that Spokane reporter robbed her of her chance to intro herself to the world on her own terms.
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#RachelDolezal felt like a curse to her parents through her childhood.#Nbecki#InFullColor -
She then goes on to compare her "cursing" to that of Noah's son Ham--who is said to carry the "curse" of Black people.

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"...My hair at birth was almost black and my skin was much darker than my parents'."
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In case you were wondering, Chapter 2 is called "Escaping to Africa (in my head)." You're welcome.
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A young
#Nbecki drew herself & used the brown crayon bc if felt right. It was also "prettier."#InFullColor#RachelDolezal -
Young
#Nbecki would use mud to paint her own skin brown & pretended to be a princess in the Sahara or a Bantu woman.#InFullColorpic.twitter.com/EQxN8TjtCu -
"The only person who seemed to understand what I was going thru was my aunt Becky."
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Reading about
#Nbecki's childhood, it's clear she wants sympathy. Paints her parents as bible thumping dictators.#InFullColor -
She even used the word "lashes" when talking about being punished. The comparison is subtle but still there.
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#Nbecki paints herself as a slave to her parents. Being forced to eat her own vomit, daily ritualistic beatings. I see what she's doing... -
#Nbecki: "but I was in the minority." I feel trolled.#InFullColor#TheRootReads#RachelDolezalpic.twitter.com/xkq2lh6sqF
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"My childhood was riddled with corporal punishment."
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She tells a story about a time her brother pinned her down & sucked her nipples. I'm uncomfortable.
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She also mentions that her dad would flirt with her and smack her butt often.
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