Dorothy Irene Height – Civil Rights & Women’s Rights Activist

Dorothy Irene Height (1912-2010), Civil Rights and Women’s Rights Activist, member of Delta Sigma Theta, and long-term president of the National Council of Negro Women (1958-1990).

When you’re a black woman, you seldom get to do what you just want to do; you always do what you have to do.”

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Statement on ICE Raids

Donald Trump has declared war on the people. In the few weeks since his inauguration, we have witnessed horrifying stories of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids carried out under his administration’s orders to round up undocumented people. These raids have taken place in schools, at public transit stops, in grocery stores, and at homes – spaces where we should all be free and safe.

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