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Dolezal’s efforts small

Mon., June 29, 2015

I take issue with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s statement in Time magazine in which he said, “Bottom line: The black community is better off because of her (Rachel Dolezal’s) efforts.”

This might have readers believe there is a large black community in Spokane. The truth is that out of Spokane’s population of 208,916, only 1.7 percent are black or African-American; 90 percent are white.

Therefore, while Rachel clearly lacked integrity, her “leadership” efforts only helped a tiny minority, if at all, and do not deserve national attention.

Joan Kopczynski

Spokane

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