The Line: Reacts to Rachel Dolezal (Web Extra)

This week’s line opinion panelists talk about news coverage of Rachel Dolezal, the now former president of the NAACP in Spokane, Washington. Dolezal made national and international headlines when her parents told the media that she is white but has claimed to be black for years.

Host Gene Grant and the line reflect on the significance of this story in conversations about race and identity, both in the U.S. and in New Mexico.

 

LINE PANELISTS:
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC
Dennis Domrzalski, Associate Editor, ABQ Free Press
Joey Peters, Senior Reporter, NM Political Report
Laura Sanchez-Rivet, Sanchez Legal Solutions