rachel dolezal, thank you. thank you. kinouani, who is an equality consultant and writer. you listened to that interview, what did you make of her? firstly, just to say it is the first time i have seen this interview, so lots of emotions, feelings and questions. but perhaps the first thing to establish is that what is called trans—racialism by rachel dolezal encompasses three different groups, namely black women, trans women, and people who find themselves at the intersection of the two, so i am going to speak to it mainly as a black woman. there are various problems with rachel dolezal‘s position. comparing transgender with transracial is a fallacy, a force equivalency, which in my mind, does not advance our understanding of race, of transgender issues, nor of black womanhood. stepping back for one moment from the transgender relationship that she made with her own position, can you sympathise or empathise with a woman who says she feels she has more in common, she feels she is closer to being black than white? i can abs

. —— rachel dolezal. good evening and welcome to bbc news.litan police say they've found no evidence that the westminster attacker had links to the so—called islamic state group or al-qaeda. officers said that khalid masood clearly had an interest injihad and they were still investigating the circumstances that led to the attack, which claimed four lives and injured dozens of people. khalid masood's mother has broken her silence today speaking of her shock and sadness. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest. ploughing across westminster bridge at speeds of up to 76mph, khalid masood, using his hired 4x4 as a weapon. going back through cctv, detectives have discovered that he drove around westminster sometime before his attack too, possibly on a reconnaissance mission. today, masood's elderly mother, janet ajao, said: detectives have established that the westminster attacker had a clear interest injihad, but have so farfound no evidence that khalid masood discussed his attack with others or had contact with al-qaeda or s

what about rachel dolezal we have not heard from her in a long time. from rachel dolezal anymore as this bizarre chapter continues she changed her name kiji amaro diabolo which means gift of god in the nigerian language. rachel dolezal made big news when she said that she was white woman trapped in the black woman's body, sometime ago and now i guess she's going next full step, changing her name, rachel dolezal is no more, nkechi amaro diallo. >> i heard she's home less and going through some things. >> maybe so but she has a book coming out pretty soon. >> through go. >> so she will cash in there. >> thanks, van we will be watching tmz live today at three. >> appreciate it. >> thank you. >> today we should get ready to deal with these winds. >> i was trying to think of the song, we did it. >> what? >> i'm so confused. >> random thought of the morning. >> pop, pop, rescue me. >> i hear it. >> jetison out of here. >> we will end with that. >> thank you. we invited women to a spa to dish soap. body wash. you may not feel it, but some body washes can cont

rachel dolezal gained worldwide notoriety in 2013 when questions about her race and ethnicity came toer life that way. dolezal was accused of faking her black appearance, a claim she denies. and in the aftermath of that firestorm she lost her job in the naacp. she wrote a story about her life, "in full color." good to see you again. i'm sure it's a mixed bag writing a back. i'm sure it was cathartic. but now, you're back in the spotlight again. any trepidation about that? >> yeah. the book was a difficult one to write, for sure. but i felt like it was -- you know a little bit forced upon me as far as the need to tell the whole truth about my life. and the full story. >> and how has life been? you were here about a year ago. you were really honest about the impact of the revelations on your life and trying to find a job. you had a baby 13 months ago. how are things for you now? is it still as difficult to put your life back together? >> it's a big challenge. but i'm 100% committed to providing for my kids and finding my way back to the activism work that i'm passionate about. >> you ch

. >>> rachel dolezal has a new name, one with african origin that means what god has given. she says she wanted the new name because even though she is caucasian, she identifies as black. >>> elvis is in the house. a new complex opened today at graceland highlighting the king of rock and roll's life and career. take a look. >> three, two, one. >> his former wife cut the ribbon. the soundstage he used will be on display. it includes several restaurants and shopping for elvis memorabilia. >>> get in shape without leaving your house. our week long workout series continues with ways you can get fit without setting foot in a gym. >>> even though yesterday was the first day of spring, it looks like it is feeling more like winter conditions. i have your most accurate forecast and your ten-day on 10 coming up. >>> well, facebook is adding new tools to try to prevent live stream suicides. these steps come after several reports of children and adults broadcasting on facebook live as they took their own lives. facebook is also streamlining the process of reporting a live video from som

rachel dolezal raised questions when she stated she identifies as a black person and intended to livepearance, a claim she denies and in the aftermath of that firestorm she lost her job as director of the spokane chapter of the naacp. she's written a book about her life called "in full color, white world." good morning, good to see you again. >> good morning. >> i'm sure it's a mixed bag writing a book. i'm sure it was cathartic but you're back in the spotlight again. any trepidation about that? >> yeah, the book was a difficult one to right but i felt like it was -- you know, kind of a little bit forced upon me sparse the need to tell the whole truth about my life. >> how has life been? you were here and you were honest about the impact of these revelations on your life you just had a baby 13 months ago. is it still as difficult to put your life back together? >> it's a big challenge but i'm 100% committed to providing for my kids and finding my way back to the activism work that i'm so passionate about. >> you even changed your name legally, which we will not reveal the name, but wh

rachel dolezal who claims to be black even though both her parents and she are white, has a new name.t her gig as president of spokane's naacp chapter, says she's broke and on food stamps. she's legally changed her name to, wait for it, a name of nigerian origin that means gift of god. i'm going to leave that right there. as we go to break, a bit of the special folk wisdom of former president george w. bush and perhaps a lesson for our friends at the nation's historically black colleges. >> there is an old saying in tennessee. i know it's in texas, probably in tennessee, that says fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. you can't get fooled again. this is the silverado special edition. this is one gorgeous truck. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's five. ooohh!! aaaahh!! uh! hooooly mackerel. wow. nice. strength and style. it's truck month. get 0% financing for 60 months plus find your tag and get $5500 on select chevy silverado pick-ups when you finance with gm financial. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. with not food, become food? than