Civil rights icon Dorothy Height died this morning at Howard University Hospital. No reports on the cause of her death have been released. She was 98. The passionate activist was on the podium when Dr ...

The March on Washington on August 28, 1963, is one of the most transformative moments in civil rights history. History often remembers the speeches of the men involved — Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...

Gwen Ifill remembers civil rights activist Dr. Dorothy Height, who was a leader in both the African-American and women's rights movements. She died Tuesday at age 98. Dorothy Irene Height always made ...

The Dayton Art Institute is featuring the hat collection of civil rights leader Dorothy Height/ This hat by designer Brenda Waites Bolling, is designed to express “hatitude.” CONTRIBUTED/ZOEY BABCOCK ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond native Dr. Dorothy Height left her fingerprint on many significant efforts around the country. Her life’s work: a commitment to community service. Height was a civil rights ...

Here’s a few of the statements we received today memorializing the late civil rights icon Dorothy Height. Height passed away early this morning at Howard University Hospital. Michelle and I were ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. From reader Rochelle Briggs comes this family perspective of Dorothy ...

Hundreds gathered yesterday to pay their respects to civil rights leader Dorothy Height, including president Obama, Maya Angelou, and Nancy Pelosi. But some of the most touching eulogies came from ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Dr. Dorothy Height was born in Richmond in 1912 and lived in the Blackwell community for four years. Although her time in Richmond was brief, city and state officials unveiled a ...

President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy at the funeral of civil rights and feminist icon Dorothy Height at the National Cathedral this morning. It was a moving tribute — not surprising considering ...

Height, who continued actively speaking out into her 90s, had been at Howard University Hospital for some time. The hospital said in a statement she died of natural causes. As a teenager, Height ...