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Postal Service Showcases more 2017 Stamps

In the NewsNovember 29, 201627Views 0Likes 0Comments

Honoring Civil Rights Icon, Prolific Writer and Pioneer in Deaf Studies WASHINGTON — The Postal Service today announced more subjects that will be featured on Forever stamps in the new year. “2017 will be an exciting year for the Postal Service’s stamp program,” said Mary-Anne Penner, U.S. Postal Service Director, Stamp Services. “This amazing collection…

Dorothy Height Put The Cause Of Civil Rights Before Herself

In the NewsFebruary 17, 201668Views 0Likes 0Comments

By: CLAIRE WINTERS When Dorothy Height died at age 98 in 2010, her New York Times obituary called her “ an unsung heroine” of the civil rights era. While counseling presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Barack Obama on improving the lives of blacks and women, Height: Led the integration of the Young Women’s Christian Association…

Height, Walker honored for their King-like spirit

In the NewsJanuary 28, 201633Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jan 21, 2016 By Ashley Johnson HEIGHT AWARD—(Left photo) The Spirit of King Award presented to the late Dorothy I. Height was accepted by local NCNW Chapter President Flora Jacskon and her family. Seated, from left: Flora Jackson and Deborah Jackson. Standing: Ronda Jackson. WALKER AWARD—(Right photo) The Spirit of King Award presented to the late…

10th annual Harambee Breakfast held by NCNW’s Greater Elizabeth Area Section

In the NewsMay 19, 201527Views 0Likes 0Comments

Article by: KAYLYN KENDALL DINES | 5/14/2015 Alexis Herman never forgot the lessons her grandmother taught her as she was growing up in the segregated South. Margaret “Pitt” Dozier, the matriarch who lived until age 105 and had an eighth-grade education, told Herman to make a difference wherever she went in life. “Lex, bloom…

Southwest Airlines honors Dorothy Height during Black History Month 2015

In the NewsMarch 11, 201527Views 0Likes 0Comments

Editorial: Martin Luther King’s lesson of self-respect

In the NewsJanuary 21, 201538Views 0Likes 0Comments

On the day we remember Martin Luther King Jr. and his importance to our society, we should reflect on him as not only a man of perseverance and soaring oratory but as a moral philosopher who led souls. His majestic words are chronicled in the widely quoted “I Have a Dream” and “Letter From Birmingham…

Nigeria: Adefuye Honours Six With Martin Luther King Awards

In the NewsJanuary 21, 201528Views 0Likes 0Comments

Nigerian Ambassador and Honorary Chair of the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Awards ceremony, Prof. Adebowale Adefuye, will today honour six eminent Africans and African-Americans who have contributed to the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., through their efforts in economic empowerment, National and International service, Civil Engagement, Advocacy & Justice and Philanthropy. …

Columbus, GA school is first to honor educator, activist Height

In the NewsSeptember 11, 201435Views 0Likes 0Comments

BY BEN WRIGHT benw@ledger-enquirer.com August 16, 2014 More than four years after educator and civil rights activist Dorothy Irene Height died, the Muscogee County School District officially dedicated the first public school in the nation Saturday to honor Height. “If she was here today, she would be so honored,” said…

Register changes tenor of school debate

In the NewsJuly 22, 201473Views 0Likes 0Comments

"Dialogue is action," civil rights leader Dorothy Height told us, and Register is right to remind us of that. (Photo: The Tennessean ) 11 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN 4 COMMENT EMAIL MORE Dorothy Height, the great heroine of the civil rights movement, observed, "The only way to move ourselves forward…

Dr. Height’s book, Living With Purpose, gets a new look.

In the News, Press ReleaseApril 30, 201431Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dr. Height's book entitled Living with Purpose: an Activist's Guide to Listening, Learning and Leading has recently been updated with a new cover. The collage of photographs gives the book visual impact by providing the reader with his/her first look into the life and legacy of Dr. Height. For more information on this book or to…