2 Matches for Rachel Dolezal from Coeur D Alene, Idaho, USA

Rachel Dolezal

Spokane, WA | Coeur D Alene, ID | Troy, MT

Rachel Dolezal holds her terminal degree from Howard University and is a professor in the Africana Studies Program at Eastern Washington University. Doležal teaches African and African American Art History, African History, African American Culture, Early African American History, Introduction to Race & Culture, The Black Woman’s Struggle, and Intro to Africana Studies at EWU. Her scholarly research focuses on the intersection of race, gender and class in the contemporary African Diaspora with a specific emphasis on Black women in visual culture. Her passion for civil rights is influenced by her years in Mississippi, where she advocated for equal rights and was a leader in community development. She is the former Director of Education at the Human Rights Education Institute, a licensed Diversity Trainer and a Consultant for human rights education and inclusivity in regional schools. During her experience as the Director for the Human Rights Education Institute, Doležal developed programs and curriculum that expanded the annual audience from 3,000 per year to 23,000 per year and integrated Black history into K-12 curriculum. She created world-class exhibits, coordinated cultural events, scheduled keynote speakers, organized panel discussions and began the Young Advocates for Human Rights summer training program. Her efforts were met with opposition by North Idaho white supremacy groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, the Neo Nazis and the Aryan Nations, and at least eight documented hate crimes targeted Doležal and her children during her residency in North Idaho and Spokane.

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Rachel A. Dolezal Age 41

Coeur D Alene, ID

Rachel Dolezal lives in Coeur D Alene, ID.