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White History Professor At George Washington University Admits She Lied About Being Black

WASHINGTON (WJZ) -- A White history professor at George Washington University admitted on Thursday to falsely claiming Black identity.

In a Medium post, Jessica A. Krug, said that she is actually White and Jewish, but that she has "built her life on a violent anti-Black lie."

In the post, Krug wrote that, throughout her adult life, she claimed to have North African, African American and Caribbean heritage.

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