Thread by @DrYoFiggy, The only reason Jessica Krug finally admitted to this lie is bec [...]

The only reason Jessica Krug finally admitted to this lie is bec on Aug 26th one very brave very BLACK Latina junior scholar approached two senior Black Latina scholars & trusted them enough to do the research & back her up. Those two scholars made phone calls & reached out to...

other senior scholars & institutions with proof. There was no witch hunt, but there was a need to draw the line. Krug got ahead of the story because she was caught & she knew the clock was ticking bec folks started to confront her & ask questions. DO NOT BELIEVE FOR ONE SECOND..

that she would have come out with the truth on her own. She made a living & a whole life out of parroting Black Rican trauma and survival. As a Black Rican I am PISSED.
The other thing is that, let historians tell it, her work is actually good, chick is smart- so why lie?

why chase the extra clout of being a hood raised Black Boricua? Why put on that life that isn't yours & attempt to play it so well that you block, beat, and bully others? incl shit talking Black women? Whiteness is a hell of a drug.
But also she needs to account for everything

she has taken, everything she has gained, all that she stole by creating this identity & shrouding herself with Black & Latinx folks who defended, supported, and lifted her up. What does restitution look like when she won awards, grants, & fellowships for underrepresented folks?

I can only imagine how her actual friends & community must feel right now. Gutted.

I count myself *lucky* to not know her personally.
She gaslit folks I know, was openly racist, & manipulated so many people.

One person's lies affect so many folks.

Also, if y’all want to support the life work & scholarhsip of actual Black Latinas:::BLACK RICANS buy our books (a thread):

https://www.amazon.com/Decolonizing-Diasporas-Mappings-Afro-Atlantic-Literature/dp/0810142422