Dorothy Height

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March 24, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Dorothy Height, who is also known as "God-mother of civil rights", was honored on the homepage of…
March 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The Delta Sigma Theta sorority gathered to march along the national mall today, marking the 100th anniversary…
February 18, 2013
OPINION - We’ve seen how people, organizations and events have shaped who we are as African-American women...
December 13, 2011
SLIDESHOW - 'The Iron Lady' has nothing on these brave black women. While Meryl Streep is making headlines for her…
August 25, 2011
OPINION - A long list of 'unsung' black heroines marched, sat, rode, bled and died in the struggle for equality…
June 1, 2011
SLIDESHOW - From the first AIDS case on June 5, 1981 until now, black Americans have been significantly affected by…
December 29, 2010
SLIDESHOW - As 2010 comes to a close we look back on the prominent people who have passed away and…
December 17, 2010
CLUTCH - Height, who passed away this past April at the age of 98, was one of the most significant…
June 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - 90-year-old Vanilla Beane is a milliner who knows that a hat can be so much more than…
April 30, 2010
SLIDESHOW - theGrio has compiled for you our top ten favorite tweets on the topical events of the week that…
April 29, 2010
OPINION - A fitting tribute for Height would be for all of us in the black community to recommit to…
April 29, 2010
SLIDESHOW - In this new weekly series, theGrio brings you the bright spots of good news from across the country...
April 29, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Noting Height's trademark attire, Obama said, "we loved those hats she wore like a crown. Regal."...
April 29, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama called on Americans to honor the memory of civil rights leader Dorothy Height by serving…
April 23, 2010
SLIDESHOW: What did the Twitter-verse have to say about the top stories of the week? theGrio has compiled for you…
April 22, 2010
OPINION - Forty years after the first Earth Day, we've come a long way. But there is still work to…
April 20, 2010
From Huffington Post: Dr. Dorothy Height, the matriarch of the civil rights movement, died today at the age of 98.
April 20, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Height, whose activism on behalf of women and minorities dated to the New Deal, led the National Council…
April 20, 2010
OPINION - Dorothy Height reminds us that even long lives are far too short, and that the time for action…
April 20, 2010
The late Dorothy Height dedicated every moment of her being to service, to create the best world possible for all...