The United States Postal Service honored the "godmother of civil rights," with commemorative stamp Forever Stamp.
Via: www.newsone.com // You can watch live video of the Dorothy Height’s memorial service, including the eulogy delivered by President Barack Obama, below. – NewsOne Staff Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy From CNN.com: Washington (CNN) — President Obama will deliver the eulogy Thursday at the funeral of civil […]
Via: www.newsone.com // From CNN.com: Washington (CNN) — President Obama will deliver the eulogy Thursday at the funeral of civil rights leader Dorothy Height, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Tuesday. Height’s funeral is set for 10 a.m. ET Thursday at Washington National Cathedral. Height died last week at the age of 98. The lasting […]
Via: www.newsone.com // WASHINGTON — Dorothy Height, who as longtime president of the National Council of Negro Women was the leading female voice of the 1960s civil rights movement in the United States, died Tuesday. She was 98. Height, who continued actively speaking out into her 90s, had been at Howard University Hospital in Washington […]
From CNN: Civil rights activist Dorothy Height, 98, remained in “very serious, but stable condition” Saturday, her friend and spokeswoman said. A flurry of rumors about Height’s death appeared Saturday on the Internet, particularly on the social networking site Twitter, where her name was a trending topic. Wikipedia also briefly reported Height’s death. Height remains […]
