But this thread is about her narcissism.

She saw an opportunity in portraying herself as black, and she took it.

Yes, she's narcissistic and likely has other mental illnesses as well.

. . . her intentional or pathological wrong racial identification. But none of her probable narcissism, that I've seen.

This thread facilitates a forum for anyone who thought about that also and wants to express an opinion.

Thanks for your warmth and receptiveness to that!

I read one of the articles on CNN. She asked her brother not to out her for being white. Her resignation letter was basically an epistle about all the good work she's done and what a good person she is.

Yes, she's a narcissist.

I hadn't thought of that point, just some of her behaviors and statements before. I guess that's why I started the thread. People like you making good points I haven't even thought about.
Thanks!

going on with her and her family,something is going unspoken here. I don't know if it's narcissism,but there is some mental health issues.

there is something very wrong going on in that family.

One of her black siblings went to live with her to get away from whatever was happening in her parent's house.

. . . that may produce narcissistic individuals (among other issues). The family dysfunction angle would be an interesting thread, but I was just focused on Rachel's narcissism with my OP. Thanks for your post.

Going some background reading on her to understand her motivations.

I have a relative who is a pathological liar, and some of her behavior seems quite similar to his. And I think the narcissism and lying are tied together. Playing victim is something she and my relative also have in common.

This makes for a fascinating read:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Dolezal

"This occurred following Dolezal's reports to police and local news outlets that allegedly she had been the victim of nine hate crimes."

Okay, I'm going to add nut job to the pathological liar and narcissist labels.

At least in lying to yourself about how wonderful you are, or how you're such a martyr, or other self-aggrandizing fantasy that the narcissism rests on.

Good point.