The Caucasian civile right activist who has been posing as black has stepped down as the president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP.
Rachel Dolezal, 37, has been engulfed in scandal since it was revealed last week that she has been pretending to be a black woman for the past eight years.
Despite this announcement, the NAACP has stood behind Dolezal in the wake of this scandal.
Dolezal said in a statement on the Spokane NAACP Facebook page; 'It is with complete allegiance to the cause of racial and social justice and the NAACP that I step aside from the Presidency and pass the baton to my Vice President, Naima Quarles-Burnley.
'It is my hope that by securing a beautiful office for the organization in the heart of downtown, bringing the local branch into financial compliance, catalyzing committees to do strategic work in the five Game Changer issues, launching community forums, putting the membership on a fast climb, and helping many individuals find the legal, financial and practical support needed to fight race-based discrimination, I have positioned the Spokane NAACP to buttress this transition.'
It is still not known if she will also step down from her teaching position in African American studies at Eastern Washington University or her role on the city's police oversight committee.
Kitara Johnson, an NAACP member in Spokane who has been calling on Dolezal to step down, welcomed the resignation.
'That's the best thing that can happen right now,' Johnson said. 'We are going to stand in unity and solidarity.'
Johnson said that the most important thing is to focus on the work of the NAACP, but that she hopes Dolezal remains a member of the organization.
On Friday, police said they were suspending investigations into racial harassment complaints filed before the uproar by Dolezal, including one from earlier this year in which she said she received hate mail at her office.
Police released files showing that that a hate mail package did not bear a date stamp or barcode, meaning it was probably not handled through the post office.
Dolezal's parents appeared on the Today show Monday and said they hoped to reconcile with their daughter.
'We hope that Rachel will get the help that she needs to deal with her identity issues. Of course, we love her,' Ruthanne Dolezal said.
Dolezal addressed the scandal last week, after initially dodging questions about her ethnicity and walking out of an interview.
She told reporters: 'I don't give two shi*s what you guys think. You are so far done, and out, of my life'
