Dorothy Height’s Spirit Triggers Message for Women and Human Rights
by: Hamil R. Harris Special to the AFRO / Photo by Rob Roberts / January 26, 2017 As she stood amongst hundreds of thousands of women, men and children who came to
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Dorothy Height To Be Honored on 2017 U.S. Postage Stamp
The 40th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors the beloved civil and women’s rights activist. BY: THE ROOT STAFFPosted: November 27, 2016 ...
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Dorothy Height Becomes 15th Black Woman to Be Honored With U.S. Postage Stamp
The Civil and Women's Right Activist will be honored in 2017 Read more at EBONY http://www.ebony.com/black-history/icons_legends/dorothy-height-stamp#ixzz4RRBTRbD7 Follow...
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Postal Service Showcases more 2017 Stamps
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...
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Dorothy Height Put The Cause Of Civil Rights Before Herself
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...
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Height, Walker honored for their King-like spirit
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...
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10th annual Harambee Breakfast held by NCNW’s Greater Elizabeth Area Section
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&rdquo...
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Editorial: Martin Luther King’s lesson of self-respect
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
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