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8 Celebrities Who Are Defending #RachelDolezal

Rachel Dolezal has been a hotbed topic as of late and it’s hard to find people who defend her. Well, these celebrities aren’t afraid to let their capes flap in the wind. So just take a look at the people who think her pretending to be Black is an okay thing.

D.L. Hughley – He said that Black women can’t complain about Rachel Dolezal if they dye their hair and get colored contacts.

Melissa Harris-Perry – She took to her show to ask if it were possible for someone to be #Transracial, defending Dolezal the whole way.

Whoopi Goldberg – She said that Rachel can be Black if she wants…not surprising considering she let her White husband rock blackface once.

Raven Symone – You just know Clown Shoes was all aboard.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – He wrote an editorial defending Dolezal, saying she could be Black if she wants.

NAACP – Of course they defended her for whatever reason *shrugs*

Keri Hilson – She took to Twitter to get Rachel’s back and was met with drags and slander.

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