Jessica Krug Biography

Jessica Anne Krug is an American activist, writer,and history professor at Geoge Washington University. She rose to fame after she revealed that she was pretending to be black.

Jessica Krug Age

Krug was born in 1982 in Overland Park, Kansas, United States, and she is 42 years old as of 2024. However, she has not revealed the date on which she was born hence it is unclear which day she celebrates her birthday.

Jessica Krug Height and Weight

Krug stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches tall and weighs 65kg.

Jessica Krug Parents and Siblings

Krug was born and brought up in Overland Park, Kansas to her mother Sherry Krug, and her father Stuart Krug. She grew up in a Jewish family although not much has been revealed about the couple. Besides this, she has not disclosed any information regarding her siblings therefore it is unknown if she is the only child or not.

Jessica Krug Husband

Krug is very secretive about her personal life hence she has not disclosed any information concerning her marital status. Information concerning her past relationship is not known as she has not revealed them.

Jessica Krug Education

Krug graduated from Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy and then attended The Barstow School in Kansas City. She then joined Kansas University before later transferring to Portland State University, where she attained a bachelor’s degree in 2005. In 2012, she furthered her studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where she obtained a Ph.D.

Jessica Krug Career

Krug began her professional career as a teacher at George Washington University (GWU) in New York City in 2012. She started as a teacher before later being promoted to associate professor in 2020. In addition to teaching, she is also an author who has published various books and articles related to Latin American and African American history.

One of her books is Fugitive Modernities which she was financially supported by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. In 2020, Jessica resigned from her career as a professor at GWU after the scandal about her ethnicity and race was revealed. Recently, she gained fame for revealing that she was pretending to be black. Krug who is also known as Jess La Bombera exposed herself in a Medium article titled The Truth and the Anti-Black Violence of My Lies which was published on September 3rd, 2020.

Jessica Krug Net worth

Krug has an estimated net worth of between $100,000 to $500,000 which she has accumulated from her career as an author and professor.

Is Jessica Krug Really Combating Mental Health Issues?

Krug said at the beginning of her experiment that she extorted the people she loved. She wrote that she had battled “mental health demons” throughout her life. “Mental health issues explain why as a teenager I initially assumed a false identity and why I have continued and developed for so long,” she wrote. “The mental health professionals with whom I seek help so belatedly reassure me that this is a common reaction to some of the severe traumas that have marked my early childhood and adolescent years.”

Krug added that she was a “culture leech”, saying that her mental health did not justify her claim to Black culture. Twice on the try, Krug called herself a coward. Many times over the years I thought of ending these lies, but my cowardice was always stronger than my ethics.