Roland Martin and NewsOne Now preview the commemoration of the Million Man March and the Justice or Else rally in Washington D.C.
Dorothy Height was an imposing figure who led a long, active life. In celebration of the late civil rights leader and activist, her book, “Living with Purpose: An Activist’s Guide to Listening, Learning and Reading,” was presented to her sorors at the 50th Anniversary Delta Sigma Theta Convention this summer in New Orleans. Along with […]
Dorothy Height was an imposing figure who led a long, active life. In celebration of the late civil rights leader and activist, her book, “Living with Purpose: An Activist’s Guide to Listening, Learning and Reading,” was presented to her sorors at the 50th Anniversary Delta Sigma Theta Convention this summer in New Orleans. Along with […]
Dorothy Height's Book 'Living With Purpose' Out
The lasting impact of her life was reflected Tuesday evening by the hundreds of people who came out to pay their respects at her viewing at the National Council of Negro Women, an organization that she served as national president for 41 years. People lined three city blocks in Washington to attend the viewing […]
Funeral services for civil rights matriarch Dorothy I. Height have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Washington National Cathedral, according to the National Council of Negro Women, which Height directed for 40 years
Dorothy Height, a leader of the African-American and women’s rights movements who was considered both the grande dame of the civil rights era and its unsung heroine, died on Tuesday in Washington. She was 98.
Dorothy I. Height, 98, a founding matriarch of the American civil rights movement whose crusade for racial justice and gender equality spanned more than six decades, died early Tuesday morning of natural causes, a spokesperson for the National Council of Negro Women said.
Civil rights activist Dorothy Height, 98, remained in “very serious, but stable condition” Saturday, her friend and spokeswoman said. A flurry of rumors about Height’s death appeared Saturday on the Internet, particularly on the social networking site Twitter, where her name was a trending topic. Wikipedia also briefly reported Height’s death.
Civil rights activist Dorothy Height, 98, remained in “very serious, but stable condition” Saturday, her friend and spokeswoman said. A flurry of rumors about Height’s death appeared Saturday on the Internet, particularly on the social networking site Twitter, where her name was a trending topic. Wikipedia also briefly reported Height’s death.
