Rachel Dolezal says she identifies as black in first interview

When questioned by Matt Lauer about the difference of appearance, Dolezal said "I certainly don't stay out of the sun. I also don't put on black face as a performance," The Associated Press reported.

Dolezal resigned Monday from her position as president of the Spokane, Washington branch of the NAACP, lost her position as a part-time African studies instructor at a Washington university, lost her job as a freelance newspaper columnist and is at the center of a probe by the Spokane Ethics Commission, AP reported.

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