Remembering Dr. Dorothy Irene Height
By Alexis M. Herman April 20, 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of our gentle but fearless leader and mentor, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height. This...
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Black women were at the forefront of King’s fight for equality
The Philadelphia Tribune | Samaria Bailey Tribune Correspondent | Jan 20, 2020Photo: From left, James Farmer, national director of the Congress for Racial Equality; Whitney M. Young Jr., executive...
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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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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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