The voices of hundreds echoed loudly to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in the cavernous sanctuary of the National Cathedral as family members and public figures, including President Barack Obama, gathered today for Dorothy I. Height's funeral.
Metal detectors covered the entrance of the Washington National Cathedral on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest. Countless police officers and security personnel lined the surrounding streets. Deltas, dignitaries, diplomats and the general public filled the sanctuary to celebrate the life of civil rights icon Dorothy I. Height.
A long line wrapped around the headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women, as thousands of people waited to pay their respects to civil rights leader Dorothy I. Height, who fought tirelessly for equality and unity.
NCNW Founder Shares Wisdom With Honor Students
“Never fail to speak up,” National Council of Negro Women leader Dorothy I. Height told a dozen honor students visiting her recently as she shared lessons on life and history.
Civil Rights Leader Will be Honored Over 3-Day Period
The late Dorothy Irene Height, a crusader for a better world who dedicated her life to education and social activism, will be honored during three days of services in Washington.
Respondents in Poll Say Climate Change Is an Important Issue
As Democrats gear up for midterm elections, the black electorate will play an important role in battleground states. According to a recent poll, between 74 and 80 percent of African Americans surveyed said they are very likely to vote in key elections.
At 98, Dorothy I. Height believes in working for a better tomorrow. But the human and civil rights icon, hospitalized in recent weeks, revels in how far America has come.
The world is rallying around Haiti after an earthquake tore through the country last Tuesday, disrupting the lives of millions and leaving more than 70,000 dead, according to estimates by Haitian officials. Before victims had a chance to rebound from the 7.0 magnitude quake, a series of aftershocks measuring up to 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked the country a week later.
A fingernail-size animal is causing multimillion dollar problems in a growing number of waterways, including the Hoover Dam. Quagga and Zebra mussels made their way to America in the early '90s on a European cargo ship. After quickly settling in Lake Erie, they later hitchhiked to Western states often on the boats of vacationers.
They sat in the same hearing room, one close enough to touch the other. However, the beliefs of those who are for same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia and those who are against it were so far apart they might as well have been seated in different states.
Same-Sex marriage in Maine Gets Shut Down, D.C. Continues Battle
As same-sex marriage proponents in Maine are facing the challenge of how to deal with defeat, proponents in Washington are feeling the heat while they patiently wait for their turn at the altar.
"When gay marriage does come to the nation's capital, it will send a message to the entire country," said Linsey Pecikonis, employee of Lambda Rising, a bookstore that serves the gay community in D.C. While Pecikonis is optimistic about same-sex marriage coming to D.C., she said that the results in Maine are being felt by proponents across the nation.
Supreme Court Rejects Muhammad's Plea for Stay of Execution
Isa Farrington Nichols, the first target of John Allen Muhammad, known as the D.C. Sniper, is using her experience to combat an issue that laid the foundation for Muhammad's reign of terror: domestic abuse.
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