Additional Coverage:
- Rachel Dolezal, Former NAACP Official Who Pretended to Be Black, Reveals Bold New Career Move (parade.com)
Nkechi Diallo, formerly known as Rachel Dolezal, is embarking on a new professional journey a decade after becoming a nationally debated figure.
On September 12, Diallo, 48, announced that she has become a certified sex coach, having recently graduated from the Sexology Institute. Alongside this achievement, she launched an online intimacy and relationship coaching practice called Bandwidth, which is now welcoming clients.
Sharing her excitement on Instagram, Diallo posted photos of herself in graduation attire-a black cap and gown paired with a red stole and fishnet tights-alongside a desk nameplate that displayed her new professional title. She described her career change as deeply personal, inspired by her own life experiences.
“As a single mom of three boys, I understand the toll of hypervigilance, burnout, and carrying the mental load on personal connection,” Diallo wrote. “I believe that joy, closeness, and feeling alive in your body are not luxuries.”
Bandwidth aims to support those who often give their energy to others, including single parents, caregivers of neurodivergent children, and people whose work exists on the margins. Diallo explained that her coaching practice focuses on helping clients “clear the static, make room for what matters, and expand your bandwidth for a life that’s authored-not absent or performed.”
This new chapter follows Diallo’s rise to prominence in 2015 when she served as president of the Spokane, Washington chapter of the NAACP. Her public identification as Black, despite having two White biological parents, led to widespread controversy after her parents publicly challenged her racial claims. The resulting scrutiny prompted her resignation from the NAACP post and the loss of a part-time teaching position at Eastern Washington University.
At the height of the controversy, Diallo maintained her identification as Black, telling Vanity Fair in 2015, “I wouldn’t say I’m African American, but I would say I’m Black, and there’s a difference in those terms.” In 2017, she legally changed her name from Rachel Anne Dolezal to Nkechi Amare Diallo.
Now, as she steps into her role as a certified sex coach, Diallo appears focused on helping others navigate connection and intimacy in their lives.