Post by robeiae on Sept 21, 2020 7:12:22 GMT -5
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/20/indiana-racial-justice-activist-satchuel-cole-lied-race/114095488/
A high-profile Indiana activist known for racial and social justice advocacy has apologized for lying about being Black, according to a published report.
Satchuel Cole, who uses they and them pronouns, has worked with Indiana chapters of Black Lives Matter and Showing Up for Racial Justice and apologized in a social media post for taking “space as a Black person while knowing I am white,” the Indianapolis Star reported.
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Questions about the racial identity of Cole, who was born Jennifer Lynn Benton, were first reported by BlackIndyLIVE.com. Benton changed their name to Satchuel Cole in 2010.
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Earlier this month, a white woman who worked as a George Washington University professor confessed to posing as a Black woman. Jessica Krug, who taught African American history, said in a blog post that she had presented herself as Afro Caribbean from New York, but she’s a white Jewish woman from suburban Kansas City.
Satchuel Cole, who uses they and them pronouns, has worked with Indiana chapters of Black Lives Matter and Showing Up for Racial Justice and apologized in a social media post for taking “space as a Black person while knowing I am white,” the Indianapolis Star reported.
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Questions about the racial identity of Cole, who was born Jennifer Lynn Benton, were first reported by BlackIndyLIVE.com. Benton changed their name to Satchuel Cole in 2010.
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Earlier this month, a white woman who worked as a George Washington University professor confessed to posing as a Black woman. Jessica Krug, who taught African American history, said in a blog post that she had presented herself as Afro Caribbean from New York, but she’s a white Jewish woman from suburban Kansas City.
