‘I Thought You Were Black?’: Critics Say Rachel Dolezal Looks Unrecognizable After Returning to Her ‘White’ Roots Following NAACP Scandal

Rachel Dolezal still cannot escape her scandalous past.

A decade ago, Dolezal made national headlines after it was revealed that she, a white woman, had been posing as a Black woman for years, a revelation that ignited nationwide debates about race and identity.

The former civil rights activist, who now goes by Nkechi Amare Diallo, turned 48 on November 12 and marked the occasion by sharing two photos of herself taken decades apart, drawing renewed attention to her controversial transformation.

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“How it started in 1977, How it’s going in 2025,” Dolezal wrote on X, along with an old monochr