Honoring Dorothy I. Height
Article Published 10/31/2019 by Richmond Free Press It took seven months, but a second state history marker was unveiled Sunday honoring civil rights icon the late Dorothy I. Height, a Richmond...
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Hoyer Statement on Juneteenth
PRESS RELEASE | Powered by EINPressWireSource: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/488494646/hoyer-statement-on-juneteenth WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the...
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When You Go to a Museum
The following was shared by a visitor after she experienced the Dorothy Height hat exhibit at the Dayton Art Institute. Here’s what she had to say on her blog, A Year In Reading: Last...
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DAI features 43 hats belonging to Dorothy Height
By Meredith Moss, Staff Writer | Dayton Daily News After the publication of the popular book, “Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats” in 2000, two of the Miami Valley’s most energetic...
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DIHEF Scholarship Program Success Story: Alexis Holman
Meet Alexis Holman. We first met this bright, young woman four years ago when she applied for, and was awarded a DIHEF scholarship. We followed her throughout her college career and due to her...
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Dayton Art Institute exhibits 43 hats from Dorothy Height’s collection
DAYTON, OH.-The Dayton Art Institute is presenting the first of the museum’s centennial Focus Exhibitions, Dorothy Height’s Hats, on view from March 23 through June 23. The DAI is presenting...
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Civil rights leader Dorothy Height to be immortalized on state historical marker in Richmond
by: Scott Wise, Director of Interactive Media at WTVR CBS 6 in Richmond, Va. | Photo Credit: STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images RICHMOND, Va. — The state will dedicate a historical marker for...
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DIHEF hosts reception for STEM Students from Arizona
DIHEF recently held a reception for students from the STEAM & Global Citizenship Mentoring Program. The 14 girls (ages 12-16) and their chaperones were welcomed at the Height Foundation...
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July 21st Event
Event will be held at the Dorothy Irene Height/Benning Library on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 3:30 pm and will feature a short Poor People’s Campaign documentary screening and conversation...
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