timesofisrael | According to her bio
on the George Washington University website, among Krug’s areas of
expertise are Africa, Latin America and African American History. She
has written two books, including “Fugitive Modernities.”
“My ancestors, unknown, unnamed, who
bled life into a future they had no reason to believe could or should
exist. My brother, the fastest, the smartest, the most charming of us
all. Those whose names I cannot say for their own safety, whether in my
barrio, in Angola, or in Brazil,” she wrote in the introduction.
Krug also reportedly used the name Jess La Bombalera in activist circles.
A student who took a class with Krug in 2019 said she was “shocked” the professor lied.
“It was the last thing on my mind to think she was lying. I would think I had the details confused,” Anmol Goraya told CNN.
George Washington University said it was aware of Krug’s post but wouldn’t further comment.
Krug’s admission was similar to that of Rachel Dolezal, who in 2015
stepped down as the head of a local NAACP chapter after her parents said
she had been posing as Black for years but was actually white.
