Race and the NAACP

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

“Whether she is black or white is totally irrelevant to the work of the NAACP,” Gerald Hankerson, president of the NAACP regional conference that includes Washington, said. “A person has the right to self-identify…she never told us anything that was not valid to my knowledge.” 
“One’s racial identity is not a qualifying criteria or disqualifying standard for NAACP leadership. The NAACP Alaska-Oregon-Washington State Conference stands behind Ms. Dolezal’s advocacy record.”

Mary White Ovington (April 11, 1865 in Brooklyn, New York - July 15, 1951) a suffragette, socialist, unitarian, journalist, and co-founder of the NAACP.