Shaun King's wife has come to her husband's defense in a post on Facebook in which she also lashes out at the media.

Rai King calls the story behind her husband's race 'beautifully difficult' and one he is not willing to address out of respect to members of his family - despite her own attempts to get him to share it with the public.

She also firmly states; 'He's no Rachel Dolezal.'

This defense came after a family member confirmed in an interview that both of King's parents are white.

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Opening up: Rai King, the wife of Shaun King, is defending her husband over claims that he is white (couple above)

Family man: Rai and Shaun have five children, and have taken in other children in the past (Shaun above with four of his children)

CNN's Don Lemon spoke with an unidentified member of Shaun King's family on Wednesday night who said the King was born to white parents.

That family member also claimed that the attack King suffered in high school was not a hate crime, but something that happened as a result of the fact that King was white and dating a black girl.

It could be argued however that even if that was the reason, the attack would still qualify as a hate crime.

Lemon also spoke to King himself over text message, and asked him directly about his race.

'Initially he did not answer but later referred to himself as biracial,' said Lemon.

'But then when I asked him if that’s what it shows on his birth certificate I did not hear back from him. No answer on that.'

Meanwhile, King's wife is claiming the questions being posed about her husband's race are all meant to detract from his work exposing police brutality.

'There is nothing fake about Shaun King. He’s no Rachel Dolezal. What’s white about him is white, and what’s Black about him is Black and always has been from the time he was a child,' writes Rai.

'There’s no spray tan, no fake Black hairstyles, no attempt to make himself appear any more ethnic than he already does.

'Whatever you think you know about him, you don’t. Whatever you think has been uncovered, hasn’t.'

She then goes on to talk about what an amazing father he has been, and shot down claims he was not seriously injured in the high school attack, noting that she has been there for the 'back surgeries and pain treatment procedures.'

She ends her note by saying her husband does not owe anyone anything, and that this will not bring him - or their family - down.

'Today I am going to teach the Black and Brown 1st graders I love so much. It is in the classroom, through the shaping and molding of young minds, that I stage my protest,' she writes.

'Today, Shaun will continue to raise the collective consciousness of us all by writing articles highlighting police brutality.

'Many expect this media foolishness to take center stage in our lives. It never will.'

While for most, Shaun's race would not detract in any way from the work he has done with Black Lives Matter, some still wonder if this would have impacted his receiving a scholarship from Oprah.

No comparison: said he husband is 'no Rachel Dolezal' and that the story behind his race is 'beautifully difficult' (Shaun with his mother as a bay above)

Keeping quite: Rai also said despite her pleas to get him to share his story, Shaun will not comment out of respect to his family (Shaun as a child above)

King, an author and writer who is one of the leading voices speaking out against police brutality on social media, has claimed he is biracial in numerous interviews.

King has said that his father is black and his mother is white and of Irish descent - but his birth certificate lists his parents as both white.

In addition, King's race is listed as white in the police report of the aforementioned attack that occurred while he was in high school.

King also applied for and then accepted an Oprah scholarship to Morehouse College - which are only given to black men - but claims he never lied to receive that scholarship.

The 35-year-old responded to the controversy on Twitter Wednesday by saying; 'Out of LOVE for my family, I've never gone public with my racial story because it's hurtful, scandalous, and it's MY STORY.'

'In essence, what is happening to me now, is like conservatives demanding Obama's long form birth certificate. It's all BULLSH*T,' he said.

King also wrote on Twitter of his family; 'The key facts about my biological relatives are all wrong. They tried, but my family, like many of yours, is one big mess.

'Like many of you, I have siblings I don't know, siblings I'm estranged from, and a family full of secrets, divorce, affairs, etc.

'No 2 siblings in my family have the same set of parents. We're all over the place. Some of us are not even blood relatives.'

He ended by writing; 'Trying hard not to slip into a deep funk over all of this garbage, but my life, my past, my pain, my family, ARE VERY REAL TO ME.'

RAI KING STATEMENT 'My husband, Shaun King, is the most courageous man I’ve ever known. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone more sincerely dedicated to the cause of justice in this country than him-even when his own wellbeing is at stake. 'For over a year now we have faced death threats so severe that I have all but discontinued social media and now go to great lengths to conceal my location and the location of our children. All because he has made it his business to speak truth to power. That fighting for social good could cause this level of hate, continues to baffle me. I am not courageous. Many times I have asked him to stop his work. To take a safer, less difficult path for the sake of our family. Because of his strong stance on police brutality, he has lost employment and even strained close relationships. 'Most of you will never understand the stress and heartache that comes with the work he does. To you he’s a twitter handle. To me and our 5 children, he is a real, live, breathing person who watches UFC and drinks sweet tea like it’s going out of style. 'To you he’s a “Black Lives Matter” activist. For our children he’s the dad who makes amazing pancakes. He’s our world. 'Since I was 15 years old, Shaun has been my best friend. Through high school, college, and the years that have followed, we have seen each other through too many ups and downs to count. This latest attack is just one more to add to the list. 'I won’t distract from the very important work he does by rebutting all the ridiculous lies currently circulating about him. I’ve been there for the back surgeries, and pain treatment procedures all stemming from the mob attack he experienced in high school. 'I was in the car with him during the car accident. I’ve raised the children that have caused our family to fluctuate between 4 to 6 kids in any given year. He has taken in each one of them-be it for a year, 2 years, 10 years, or even a week- and worked like a crazy person to raise them all like his own. 'We actually believe in living out the tenants of our faith by caring for widows and orphans. That’s our business. About this, we have nothing to prove. 'Shaun is a flawed and imperfect man. He has made many mistakes. Just like me and just like you. But regarding his race, he has never lied. Not once. His story is beautifully difficult, and painful. 'And I’ve actually encouraged him to tell it publicly because it is a unique expression of this country’s sordid and ridiculous history with race. But it’s his story to tell. On his own terms. When he’s ready to tell it. 'Out of respect for his mother, and all involved, I hope he continues to let the talking heads talk while he does the real work of holding judicial systems accountable for the 742 women and men they’ve gunned down this year alone. 'Just know this, there is nothing fake about Shaun King. He’s no Rachel Dolezal. What’s white about him is white, and what’s Black about him is Black and always has been from the time he was a child. There’s no spray tan, no fake Black hairstyles, no attempt to make himself appear any more ethnic than he already does. 'Whatever you think you know about him, you don’t. Whatever you think has been uncovered, hasn’t. There is no part of his life that surprises me, his children, nor our closest family and friends. He has no secrets, but he does have a private life. And no amount of ignorance will force him to disclose the details of that private life until he’s ready. He doesn’t belong to you. And he owes nothing to anyone. 'At the end of the day, I’m mom and he’s dad to 5 fantastic children. We have real friends. We have close family. For them our lives have always been an open book. They are all that matters. Everyone else can kick rocks. Literally. 'If I lacked courage before, this situation has found it renewed in me. Any student of history understands that this type of scrutiny and demonizing of public figures is an old and tried tactic designed to take the focus off of the work at hand. 'Well, you may choose to be distracted from this work, but we won’t. 'Today I am going to teach the Black and Brown 1st graders I love so much. It is in the classroom, through the shaping and molding of young minds, that I stage my protest. Today, Shaun will continue to raise the collective consciousness of us all by writing articles highlighting police brutality. 'Many expect this media foolishness to take center stage in our lives. It never will.' Advertisement

In a 2014 interview with Liberal America, King spoke about white privilege, and how best to get white Americans to understand the idea of white privilege.

'Some of how we get all people to understand privilege is simply to tell our story – one story at a time. I try to do that on Twitter and share stories of others I know,' he said.

'You can never truly understand how others feel, but at least being aware is a good start.'

As for his Oprah scholarship, he wrote in one Daily Kos post; 'Oprah Winfrey paid my way through Morehouse. The leadership scholarship that I received from her is why I have a college degree today.

'Five hundred other brothers have the exact same story.'

He also spoke of the racism he experienced growing up in an interview with Generation Progress just last month.

'A lot of who I am today all goes back to the discrimination that I faced in high school; it was so painful,' said King.

In a 2012 interview with Rebel magazine he said his mother was white and his father African-American, and that his father was not in his life growing up.

He was sure to add however; 'I had a really great childhood. It was rough at home sometimes. I didn’t really know that, though.