April 28, 2010

Memorial Service for Dorothy Height

Celebration of Life Service for Dr. Dorothy Height’s life story was told through stories, videos, photos and readings shared by her many friends and colleagues.

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Joe Coleman Singer
Kent Amos Founder Dorothy I. Height Community Academy Charter School

Marion Barry Councilman [D] District of Columbia
William Briggs Nephew
Cynthia McIntyre Butler National President Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Bill Clinton U.S. President (Former) United States
Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary Department of State
Johnnetta B. Cole Director Smithsonian Institution->National Museum of African Art
Marian Wright Edelman Founder and President Children's Defense Fund
Adrian M. Fenty Mayor [D] Washington
Vincent C. Gray Chairman District of Columbia->City Council
Wade Henderson President and CEO Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Alexis Herman Secretary (Former) Department of Labor
Crystal Iwuoha Resident Washington
Alexine Jackson National President (Former) Young Women's Christian Association
Jesse Jackson Founder and President Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Pamela Mosley Jackson Great Niece Dorothy Height Family
Ingrid Saunders Jones Chairman Coca-Cola Foundation
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. Attorney
Bernice A. King Elder New Birth Missionary Baptist Church (Lithonia, GA)
John Lewis U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Eleanor Holmes Norton Congressional Delegate [D] District of Columbia
Howard Randolph Great Nephew Dorothy Height Family
Charles B. Rangel U.S. Representative [D] New York
Carol Schwartz Member City Council
Al Sharpton Jr. Founder and President National Action Network
Barbara Shaw Chairman National Council of Negro Women
Eleanor Smeal President Feminist Majority Foundation
Wallace Charles Smith Minister Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, DC)
Ann Stallard President (Former) Young Women's Christian Association
Robert Stanton Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of the Interior->Policy, Management and Budget
Susan Taylor Editor-in-Chief (Former) Essence Magazine
Jeffrey Thompson Chairman Chartered Health Services
Cicely Tyson Actor
Diane Watson U.S. Representative [D] California
Stevie Wonder Musician
Andrew Young Chair Goodworks International

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National Council of Negro WomenNational Council of Negro Women
Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, DC)Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, DC)

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Program ID:: 293224-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Public Affairs Event
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 30, 2010 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Dec 23, 2010 | 10:21pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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Apr 30, 2010 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 01, 2010 | 4:01am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Dec 23, 2010 | 10:21pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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