Spokane Council removes Rachel Dolezal from police panel

Dolezal, who had portrayed herself as a black woman for years before her parents disclosed last week that she’s white, never responded to letters from Stuckart and Spokane Mayor David Condon asking her to step down. She resigned under fire Monday as president of the the Spokane chapter of the NAACP and later appeared on network TV shows to defend her decision to present herself as a black woman.

“We haven’t heard from her,” Stuckart said, noting that instead Dolezal apparently decided to issue a statement to the national media.

The City Council, which oversees city boards and commissions, voted 6-0 to remove her. Councilman Jon Snyder was out of town. Full story . David Wasson, SR