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Oh my gosh, this is too forking funny:
He's either the male version of Rachel Dolezal, or the victim of a conservative conspiracy.
Those are the two views the world has of Shaun King, a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement, who has been accused of misrepresenting his race and passing for black when he's actually white.
Black Lives Matter -- the nationwide rallying cry of activists protesting the killing of unarmed black men by police -- is growing in the limelight and King has been at the center of it, appearing often on television talk shows and at protest sites.
King has said in interviews that he's biracial, with a white mother and a black father. But this week websites, including Breibart.com and the Daily Beast, alleged that King's father is white.
Breibart published what it says is King's Kentucky birth certificate, listing Jeffery Wayne King as the father, but the document doesn't list his race. The Daily Beast said public records it reviewed show that King's father is Caucasian.
In addition, CNN's Don Lemon said a "family member" told CNN both of King's parents are white.
In one of a series of tweets Wednesday, King said, "First off, the key facts about my biological relatives are all wrong. They tried, but my family, like many of yours, is one big mess."
Is Black Lives Matter's Shaun King lying about his race? - CNN.com
He's either the male version of Rachel Dolezal, or the victim of a conservative conspiracy.
Those are the two views the world has of Shaun King, a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement, who has been accused of misrepresenting his race and passing for black when he's actually white.
Black Lives Matter -- the nationwide rallying cry of activists protesting the killing of unarmed black men by police -- is growing in the limelight and King has been at the center of it, appearing often on television talk shows and at protest sites.
King has said in interviews that he's biracial, with a white mother and a black father. But this week websites, including Breibart.com and the Daily Beast, alleged that King's father is white.
Breibart published what it says is King's Kentucky birth certificate, listing Jeffery Wayne King as the father, but the document doesn't list his race. The Daily Beast said public records it reviewed show that King's father is Caucasian.
In addition, CNN's Don Lemon said a "family member" told CNN both of King's parents are white.
In one of a series of tweets Wednesday, King said, "First off, the key facts about my biological relatives are all wrong. They tried, but my family, like many of yours, is one big mess."
Is Black Lives Matter's Shaun King lying about his race? - CNN.com