Rachel Dolezal Has ‘No Regrets’ Identifying Herself as a Black Woman, Plans to Write Book on Racial Identity

FILE - In this July 24, 2009, file photo, Rachel Dolezal, a leader of the Human Rights Education Institute, stands in front of a mural she painted at the institute's offices in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president who made headlines in June when her race came into question. AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios, File

Rachel Dolezal, who sparked a lot of controversial debates due to a misrepresentation of her race, says she doesn’t “have any regrets” with how she identifies herself.  

The former NAACP leader sat down on April 12 with Savannah Guthrie on NBC News’ “Today,” a year after her identity was questioned by a reporter.  

How do you just sum up a whole life of kind of coming into who you are in a sound bite?

— Rachel Dolezal