Marilyn Euseary tells NAACP meeting attendees to forget about Rachel Dolezal as they gathered at the Holy Temple Church of Christ. (SR photo: Dan Pelle)

There was a sense of hope, tinged with wariness, at the first Spokane NAACP community meeting since the national furor over former chapter president Rachel Dolezal’s lies about her race. “We recognize that relationships have been disrupted. We recognize that there has been hurt and distrust,” said Naima Quarles-Burnley, the chapter’s new president. “(But) the actions of one person cannot, and should not, derail a 95-year legacy that the Spokane NAACP has had.” The meeting drew about 100 people. For 2 1/2 hours attendees took turns speaking to the NAACP executive committee. Each had two minutes to ask questions or express their feelings. “This has been an important conversation,” said Quarles-Burnley. “Yes, the circumstances were not ideal, but I heard a lot of energy in the room”/Eli Francovich, SR. More here.

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