Rachel Dolezal, the controversial figure known for her racial identity scandal, recently had a melanoma removed from her lower back, which appears to be linked to excessive sun exposure.

Now using the name Nkechi Amare Diallo to reflect her self-identification as trans-black, Dolezal became widely notorious in 2015 when it was uncovered that she had been presenting herself as a black woman despite being born Caucasian.

In a recent Instagram update, the 48-year-old disclosed that she had surgery to excise a stage 1 melanoma. She emphasized that she would abstain from sunbathing in the future as a preventive measure.

Dolezal mentioned that the procedure served as a challenging yet humbling reminder of the long-term effects of sun exposure, compounded by her upbringing in a family that did not prioritize sunscreen use.

To keep her tan, Dolezal has opted for drinkable tanning drops as an alternative to laying in the sun.

‘They have carotene in them and I know that there’s an old tradition to drink carrot juice and beet juice, and it’s supposed to stimulate your melanin,’ she explained.

Race faker Rachel Dolezal has revealed that she had a cancerous melanoma removed from her lower back, seemingly after tanning too much in the sun

Carotene is a photosynthetic pigment that’s found in carrots and sweet potatoes. 

It can cause an orange tinge to the skin when ingested, so various companies now sell carotene as an ingestible tanning product. 

After being exposed as a race faker in 2015, the former NAACP leader was unable to find work.

She eventually found a job as an after school instructor at Sunrise Drive Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, but was sacked when her side hustle as an OnlyFans creator was exposed.

Dolezal’s OnlyFans page was launched in September 2021 and was reportedly going to feature ‘foot photos’, hair tutorials and fitness routines.

However, it later evolved to feature more explicit content, including sex tapes.

She is now training with the Sexology Institute to become a certified sex coach. 

‘It’s a really great, rigorous, academic program,’ she said in a recent social media post.

The 48-year-old shared a photo of the scar on her lower back from where the stage 1 melanoma was removed

Dolezal spent more than 10 years posing as a black woman, rising to become a chapter president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

She also became a teacher of Africana studies at Eastern Washington University.

In 2015, a local news reporter in Washington ‘outed’ the Montana-born Dolezal after revealing her parents, Ruthanne and Lawrence Dolezal, were both white.

She was sacked from her job with the NAACP and subsequently dismissed from her position at Eastern Washington University.

The controversial ‘civil rights activist’ would later argue that she was ‘transracial’ or ‘trans-black’ and has said she did nothing wrong in not correcting ‘assumptions’ that she is black. 

Dolezal spent more than 10 years posing as a black woman, rising to become a chapter president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Dolezal tried to rebuild her image with a Netflix documentary in 2018, The Rachel Divide.

She then shared more details of her story by writing a memoir called In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World.

She now hosts her own podcast called TradPro, which is aimed at left-wing progressives who want to pursue a more traditional lifestyle.

‘TradPro is a peaceful resistance to the idea that those who choose a traditional role must be religious and conservative,’ a blurb for the podcast reads.

‘Empowering individuals to choose homemaking, caregiving and empathetic advocacy without stigma.’

The podcast also aims to ‘extend homemaker/feminine roles to cis women, trans women, femme men & any individual who finds purpose and fulfillment in this role.’

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Michigan, addressed the controversy surrounding his decision to appear at an upcoming rally with podcaster Hasan Piker. During an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday, El-Sayed distanced himself from Piker’s controversial remarks about the 9/11 attacks and the events of October 7.

“I unequivocally oppose rape, and I do not believe 9/11 was justified,” El-Sayed stated, in response to the contentious comments previously made by Piker.

He further explained that sharing a platform with someone does not imply agreement with all their viewpoints. “Just because you appear with somebody, doesn’t mean you agree with them on everything,” he emphasized.

El-Sayed underscored his point by referencing controversial statements made by former President Donald Trump, suggesting that mere association does not equal endorsement of all views expressed by an individual.

He questioned the growing tendency to yield to cancel culture, asking, “When did we start bending to cancel culture? When did we start saying that cancel culture was okay?” El-Sayed argued that those aiming to gain support and “build America” should be open to engaging in dialogue with diverse audiences, stating they should be willing to “go and talk to anyone anywhere.”

Piker has drawn criticism in the past for controversial comments about both the September 11 attacks and the Oct. 7, 2023 assault on Israel, including remarks that appeared to downplay or justify the violence.

More specifically, Piker minimized reports of mass sexual assault during the Oct. 7 attacks, having previously argued that actions taken by the Trump administration helped create enough anger to inspire the atrocity.

In one of his more widely criticized moments, Piker also said during a stream in 2019 that “America deserved 9/11.”

After immense backlash, Piker said in an interview with The Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur that he “obviously” did not mean that America deserved the attacks and accused critics of not disregarding “the actual truth of what I was talking about,” explaining the viral quote as a critique of U.S. foreign policy.

El-Sayed has consistently distanced himself from such remarks, insisting that he is speaking to Piker’s audience in an effort to reach voters he might not otherwise connect with.

El-Sayed also explained his own controversial remark that he wanted to avoid commenting on the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei because of people in Dearborn who were “sad” about the development.

“Fast forward five weeks on, I think all of us are sad today. Our gas prices are up over a dollar, we’re fighting a war that is taking service members’ lives and we’re paying our tax dollars to do it to the tune of a billion to $2 billion a day, so I think, all of [us] right now ought to be sad,” he said in part.

When pressed further, El-Sayed told co-host Lawrence Jones he is “no apologist for any regime, including our own,” but argued that “the end doesn’t justify the means” when it comes to U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts.

Fox News’ Rachel Wolf and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

CHICAGO — Activists from the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) are preparing to take legal action against the agency, challenging the process used by its Board of Commissioners to appoint a new CEO. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has expressed his intention to oppose the decision as well.

The core of the impending lawsuit revolves around allegations of secrecy and deception. Mayor Johnson advocates for transparency, and while he backs the private lawsuit, he hasn’t disclosed any specific measures the city might employ to halt the newly appointed CEO’s commencement later this month.

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On Tuesday morning, activists convened outside CHA headquarters to declare their intent to sue the agency, accusing it of breaching the Open Meetings Act. This follows the board’s recent decision to appoint Keith Pettigrew as the new CEO.

“The public wasn’t adequately or properly informed about their actions, which we believe were intentionally and deceptively carried out,” asserted Rod Wilson from the Lugenia Burns Hope Center.

The group highlights the March 17 meeting agenda, which failed to clearly indicate a hiring decision. After a closed session, the agenda only referenced “Approval of Personnel Actions,” lacking specificity.

Last week, Johnson demoted Matthew Brewer from his role as board chairman because of that vote. But Brewer remains in his other role as operating chairman. Brewer defended the board’s hiring process as standard practice for personnel, adding that it approved Pettigrew’s hiring by a seven-to-two vote.

“I am a lawyer. I take process and rules seriously. I respect that, and what we did is consistent with what we have done. When I became operating chairman, it was listed on the agenda as a personnel item,” Brewer said.

The mayor has been pushing for his political ally, former Ald. Walter Burnett, to be hired as CEO. But the board deemed him unqualified.

“This is not just about one individual. Let’s keep in mind this is about some real, significant, serious concerns about the irregularities that occurred,” Johnson said.

Johnson says he never personally met Pettigrew. But the CHA says members of Johnson’s administration did interview Pettigrew and another unnamed finalist for the job. The mayor contends that there needs to be more transparency in the hiring process.

“It’s my responsibility to find a pathway forward to course correct. The best way in which we can maintain the trust of the people of this city is to make sure that all of our government entities have an open and transparent process that did not occur in this instance,” Johnson said.

Under the Open Meetings Act, the board is allowed to be vague about personnel matters. The law requires a general description for the subject matter to be discussed during closed session but does not require naming the employee or giving details. But the mayor and the community activists are challenging that.