Rachel Dolezal was scheduled to give a statement at the Spokane NAACP meeting Monday night regarding her recent outing as a white woman pretending to be black, but that meeting was canceled for “continuing discussion.” That was probably a good idea, although the Spokane NAACP branch did issue a very brief statement declaring that it “stands behind Ms. Dolezal’s advocacy record.”
Read my full Statement on the Resignation of #RachelDolezal here: http://t.co/V8ePhBLpJf
— Rev. Cornell William Brooks (@CornellWBrooks) June 15, 2015
This afternoon, Cornell Brooks, president and CEO of the NAACP, issued a statement on Dolezal’s resignation and essentially mirrored the Spokane statement: what matters isn’t the racial identity of the NAACP’s leadership but the institutional integrity of its advocacy — in other words, being a liberal.
Ms. #RachelDolezal has decided to resign to ensure that the Spokane branch remains focused on fighting for civil and human rights.
— Rev. Cornell William Brooks (@CornellWBrooks) June 15, 2015
And that’s it, as far as Dolezal is concerned. Rather, Brooks took a sharp turn into a list of the organization’s “real work” and the promotion of an upcoming march. That real work includes tackling the #McKinney pool party controversy, voter disenfranchisement, income inequality, and third class schools for minorities. The march is the upcoming America’s Journey for Justice, and everyone’s invited, regardless of color or creed.
The NAACP might be fine with Dolezal packing up and moving on, but others would like an apology, at minimum.
@CornellWBrooks @NAACP Y'all should just change the name of the organization. The mission does not match! Straight #politics once again!
— Prince Victor-Scott (@PrinceVScott) June 15, 2015
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@CornellWBrooks we were denied an apology. Chapter members, members of the Black,Native, &Latino communities. Where's the integrity in that?
— Yonic Sleuth (@TheVaginalist) June 15, 2015
@CornellWBrooks your glossing over the real harm this individual has wrought onto a community already beleaguered by racism is worse
— Yonic Sleuth (@TheVaginalist) June 15, 2015
@CornellWBrooks @NAACP sir u totally disregard what this woman did Calling on her to at the very least apologize would have been appropriate
— FTD (@ftdbev) June 15, 2015
@CornellWBrooks NAACP sugar-coating again! No her race is not an issue her lies are.
— LisaLisa (@Mona46Lisa1963) June 15, 2015
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