White GWU professor admits she falsely claimed Black identity

In a blog post attributed to Jessica A. Krug, the associate professor at George Washington University said she’s claimed a Black identity throughout her career.

A blog post attributed to a history professor at George Washington University stated that she had assumed a Black identity for much of her career, despite being White.

The post from the author, identified as Jessica A. Krug, said she has deceived friends and colleagues by falsely claiming several identities, including “North African Blackness, then US rooted Blackness, then Caribbean rooted Bronx Blackness,” according to the blog post on Medium. Krug, whose areas of expertise include African American history, Africa and Latin America, is actually White and Jewish, the post said. Read more HERE.