re: So one of the guys behind #blacklivesmatter is really white?

He and I met collaborating on a relief project after the Haitian earthquake. I was faculty at a metro-Atlanta college and his church was in the city - Shaun organized, very quickly, a program to fly tents and other shelters to Haiti. It was a very successful campaign and one I was proud to be a part of.

So, I've known him for five years, mostly in a professional capacity, though I did attend his church a few times as part of that work. I've met his wife and children. I've met many of the people around him. If it turns out he was "passing", it will really shock me. Though, after the whole Rachel Doezel business, I guess nothing is shocking in that regard anymore.