Dorothy Height Honored With USPS® Civil Rights Memorial Postage Stamp
“Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It’s important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It’s the way in which we
Learn moreA ‘Forever Stamp’ for a forever freedom fighter, Dorothy Height
Besides discovering Dorothy Height in practically every history book worth its salt, especially when it comes to prominent African-American women, there was her ever resourceful family to provide...
Learn moreUS Postal Service holds Black History celebration in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) The U.S. Postal Service held a Black History Month celebration in Roanoke Sunday afternoon. Some of the area's first black postmasters took oaths today. Bianca...
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Stamp Honoring Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Height Celebrates Black History Month
On February 1, 2017, the Postal Service™ released its 40th stamp of the Black Heritage series featuring Dorothy Height. The stamp unveiling was held at Howard University in Washington D.C...
Learn moreGoose Creek Mayor Signs Proclamation Declaring February Black History Month, Celebration Program Announced
Each year beginning on February 1, nationwide events honor the history and contributions of African Americans. The origins of Black History Month date back to 1926, when a historian named...
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Dorothy Height Stamp Dedication in West Palm Beach, FL
From left, YWCA of Palm Beach County, Inc. President Theresa LePore and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Suzanne Turner; and West Palm Beach, FL, Officer In Charge Robert Weiser posed with
Learn more2017 Black Heritage Forever Stamp to honor legendary civil rights icon Dorothy Height
(WXYZ) – The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History will partner with the U.S. Postal Service, YWCA, National Council of Negro Women, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc...
Learn moreStamp Honoring Civil Rights Icon Dorothy Height Unveiled In Detroit
Black History Month stamp honors “godmother of the civil rights movement” who saw equality of African-Americans and women as indivisible. By Beth Dalbey (Patch Staff) – February 12, 2017...
Learn moreUSPS, YWCA to host stamp dedication ceremony honoring late Civil Rights Activist Dr. Dorothy Height
Submitted by Debbie J. Fetterly WEST PALM BEACH, FL —- The 40th inductee in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage Stamp Series is Dr. Dorothy Height (1912–2010), the...
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