In under a week the civil rights movement have lost two big names. Last week Benjamin Hooks passed away and today it’s Dorothy Height: Dorothy Height, a longtime leader of the U.S. civil rights movement and the chairwoman of the National Council of Negro Women, died on Tuesday in Washington. She was 98. Trained as […]
Civil rights leader and former NAACP President Benjamin Hooks passed away this morning at the age of 85. I had the honor of meeting Hooks before. He was the speaker at my high school graduation, which was also his grandson, Carlton Gray’s graduating class. He will be a sadly missed voice in the civil rights […]
From ABC NEWS: Peter Jennings Dies at 67 ‘World News Tonight’ Anchor Since 1983 Aug. 7, 2005 – ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings died today at his home in New York City. He was 67. On April 5, Jennings announced he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He is survived by his wife Kayce Freed, […]