“I am not a culture vulture. I am a culture leech,” Krug wrote. “I have thought about ending these lies many times over many years, but my cowardice was always more powerful than my ethics.”A representative of The George Washington University, located in Washington, D.C., told HuffPost in an email, “We are aware of the post and are looking into the situation. We cannot comment further on personnel matters.
“But mental health issues can never, will never, neither explain nor justify, neither condone nor excuse, that, in spite of knowing and regularly critiquing any and every non-Black person who appropriates from Black people, my false identity was crafted entirely from the fabric of Black lives,” she wrote.
Krug has been teaching classes such as “Topics in African History “ and “Africa and the African Diaspora” at the George Washington University since 2012, according to the university’s website. She has also written extensively on the subject of Blackness, including two books. It’s unclear why Krug decided to write and publish her essay. Twitter users, who included people claiming to know Krug, have theories — along with reactions to the news., who was exposed as a white woman in 2015 after pretending to be Black while heading an NAACP chapter in Washington State.So...this is bizarre. My heart goes out to any Black person who invited Jessica Krug into their sacred space under the assumption that she was Black too.I have a lot of questions but I have a headache.
Has anyone heard from Talculm X (a.k.a. ShaunKing) yet? Anyone? Is he in hiding? He should be, ‘cos he’s next.