Opinion

Why White Women Keep Getting Caught Pretending to Be Black

DOLEZAL DÉJÀ VU

Common to these scams is a willful displacement of Black people in positions of visibility, influence, and power.

Andrew Ricketts
Andrew Ricketts
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Andrew Ricketts

Andrew Ricketts

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