SGT Private RallyPoint Member 745065 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-46906"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Frace-of-spokane-naacp-leader-under-question-what-cha-talkin-about-willis%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Race+of+Spokane+NAACP+leader+under+question.+What+cha+talkin+about+Willis%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Frace-of-spokane-naacp-leader-under-question-what-cha-talkin-about-willis&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ARace of Spokane NAACP leader under question. What cha talkin about Willis?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/race-of-spokane-naacp-leader-under-question-what-cha-talkin-about-willis" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="fbdaf8f4809f23ddfea3cbeb65aa73f1" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/046/906/for_gallery_v2/image.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/046/906/large_v3/image.jpg" alt="Image" /></a></div></div>CNN) -<br />The race of one of the most prominent faces in Spokane, Washington&#39;s black community is under question after her estranged mother claimed she is white but is &quot;being dishonest and deceptive with her identity.&quot;<br />Rachel Dolezal, 37, is the head of the local chapter of the NAACP and has identified herself as at least partly African-American. But her Montana birth certificate says she was born to two parents who say they are Caucasian. The parents shared that document and old photos with CNN.<br /><br />&quot;We are her birth parents,&quot; Lawrence Dolezal told CNN on Friday. &quot;We do not understand why she feels it&#39;s necessary to misrepresent her ethnicity.&quot;<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.news4jax.com/news/us-world-news/did-head-of-spokane-naacp-lie-about-her-race/33542430">http://www.news4jax.com/news/us-world-news/did-head-of-spokane-naacp-lie-about-her-race/33542430</a> Race of Spokane NAACP leader under question. What cha talkin about Willis? 2015-06-12T22:21:06-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 745065 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-46906"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Frace-of-spokane-naacp-leader-under-question-what-cha-talkin-about-willis%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Race+of+Spokane+NAACP+leader+under+question.+What+cha+talkin+about+Willis%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Frace-of-spokane-naacp-leader-under-question-what-cha-talkin-about-willis&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ARace of Spokane NAACP leader under question. What cha talkin about Willis?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/race-of-spokane-naacp-leader-under-question-what-cha-talkin-about-willis" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="ed5c5b8a6e6238017dfc612f76170fef" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/046/906/for_gallery_v2/image.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/046/906/large_v3/image.jpg" alt="Image" /></a></div></div>CNN) -<br />The race of one of the most prominent faces in Spokane, Washington&#39;s black community is under question after her estranged mother claimed she is white but is &quot;being dishonest and deceptive with her identity.&quot;<br />Rachel Dolezal, 37, is the head of the local chapter of the NAACP and has identified herself as at least partly African-American. But her Montana birth certificate says she was born to two parents who say they are Caucasian. The parents shared that document and old photos with CNN.<br /><br />&quot;We are her birth parents,&quot; Lawrence Dolezal told CNN on Friday. &quot;We do not understand why she feels it&#39;s necessary to misrepresent her ethnicity.&quot;<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.news4jax.com/news/us-world-news/did-head-of-spokane-naacp-lie-about-her-race/33542430">http://www.news4jax.com/news/us-world-news/did-head-of-spokane-naacp-lie-about-her-race/33542430</a> Race of Spokane NAACP leader under question. What cha talkin about Willis? 2015-06-12T22:21:06-04:00 2015-06-12T22:21:06-04:00 2015-06-12T22:21:06-04:00