In His Own Words: Shaun King Keeps His Blackness Close in Twitter Response

Conservatives say the reporter isn't Black.

Shaun King Tells His Story - You may have heard about reporter Shaun King, who has been covering racial injustice and the deaths of Black men and women for DailyKos and has been very vocal about social justice issues on social media. On Aug. 19, conservative site Breitbart.com called itself outing the writer for not actually being Black or biracial. Other sites accused him of being Rachel Dolezal 2.0. In a Twitter response that spans more than three dozen posts, King tells his story. See a few of his responses here. (Photo: Shaun King)

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Shaun King Tells His Story - You may have heard about reporter Shaun King, who has been covering racial injustice and the deaths of Black men and women for DailyKos and has been very vocal about social justice issues on social media. On Aug. 19, conservative site Breitbart.com called itself outing the writer for not actually being Black or biracial. Other sites accused him of being Rachel Dolezal 2.0. In a Twitter response that spans more than three dozen posts, King tells his story. See a few of his responses here. (Photo: Shaun King)

Questioning His Family - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Questioning His Family - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Family Business - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Family Business - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Address It? - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Address It? - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Why Do Conservatives Even Care? - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Why Do Conservatives Even Care? - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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All in the Family - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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All in the Family - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Fact Check - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Fact Check - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Keep It in the Family - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Keep It in the Family - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Tangled Web - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Tangled Web - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Reporting on Big Issues - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Reporting on Big Issues - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Black Way Back - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Black Way Back - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Dollars and Sense - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Dollars and Sense - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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You Know Me - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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You Know Me - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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His Story Is His - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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His Story Is His - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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The Right Tries to Silence Him - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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The Right Tries to Silence Him - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Fighting for Justice - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Fighting for Justice - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Don't Call Him a Liar - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Don't Call Him a Liar - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Let's Get Back to Work - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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Let's Get Back to Work - (Photo: Shaun King via Twitter)

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