Jessica Krug

As the Jessica Krug web of lies unfolded, I was pissed. As a black woman, I have grown tired of white women trying to have it all ways. Slithering their way into spaces and conversations as a way of imposing their self-hate and then “performing” black womanhood through narrow stereotypes…

It probably strikes many as strange that Jessica Krug, a Jewish woman who grew up in a suburban Kansas neighbourhood, would take on what she herself referred to as a crafted false identity. …

Late one night last week, I was scrolling through my social media feed and noticed someone named Jessica Krug trending. At first, I ignored it, but when I saw the infamous Rachel Dolezal trending alongside Jessica’s name, my interest was piqued. …

Jessica Krug. Rachel Dolezal. Many have taken it upon themselves to absorb Blackness as an identity and while most are caught up in the inherent question of “HOW?”, my mind tends to focus more on the important question of “WHY?” This is my initial hypothesis, it will likely change as…

There are so many beautiful ways of being Black. We inherit the diverse legacies of our ancestors. To be Black American means to be a descendant of Black Africans, often with mixed racial and ethnic heritage, including ancestors who are Indigenous, European, and from all over the world. Our experiences…

To all the Black & Brown folks socially assaulted and stolen from by Jessica Krug, I know how you feel. The same thing happened to me with Rachel Dolezal. On Wednesday, September 2, 2020 I woke up to a Facebook message, “Hey have you seen this?” from a current colleague, and a Signal message from a long time Spokane…

The actor/artist’s janky Jamaican accent and “White Boy Summer” highlight the importance of Black people telling their own stories — Chet Hanks, son of Tom Hanks, has become one of the most polarizing culture vultures across the World Wide Web. And honestly, it was kind of funny at first. You might’ve been able to laugh through dude’s cringe — dubbing himself Chet Haze and White Chocolate, roaring his best renditions…

We can all agree that, for most of us, 2020 has been a complete shitshow. We are in the middle of a global pandemic, schools are grappling with how best to adapt to the new normal (but also keep the revenue pouring in even at the expense of the students…

Dear Jessica, You mind if I call you Jessica? I write this letter less from a place of anger and more from a place of fatigue. I am not really wanting to do a deep analysis on why you did what you did but I wanted to talk to you…