IN MEMES: South Africans react 'trans-black' #RachelDolezal

18 April 2017 - 13:22 By TshisaLIVE
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Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who has posed as an African-American for over 10 years is in South Africa to give a talk on non-racialism and South Africans have questioned why she even came.

Rachel is in South Africa to attend the inaugural event of Quest for Non Racial South African Society Dialogue (QfNRSASD) at the Johannesburg Theatre on Wednesday.

Speaking on Radio 702 on Tuesday morning, Rachel said that she identified as a black person even though she was biologically born to white parents.

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Mzansi reacted with a string of memes and comments over Rachel's belief that she is "trans-black"...

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