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This week Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Mayor Vincent Gray celebrated Black History Month with the renaming of D.C.’s Historic Post Office at 2 Massachusetts Ave NE in honor of the late Dr. Dorothy I. Height. Norton, whose bill to rename the post office was signed by President Obama at an Oval Office ceremony in December, was also joined by former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, civil rights leaders, family members of Dr. Height, and a room full of residents from the city and region. Norton noted that the building is not only a post office but also the home of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and said, “It is especially fitting that the name of an icon for social justice should adorn one of Washington’s most iconic buildings.” Norton called Dr. Height a mentor of millions and noted her leadership on D.C. voting rights and equality for D.C. residents. “District residents, who are now in the midst of protesting undemocratic actions in Congress that tramp...

Talks Jobs. History. And The Real HU. The Obama administration has speaking engagments at several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) this commencement season. Mrs. Obama spoke Saturday at the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff. Other administration speaking engagements include Secretary Robert Gates , Department of Defense/Morehouse College; Secretary Arne Duncan , Department of Education/Xavier University; Administrator Charles Bolden , NASA/Huston-Tillotson University; Valerie Jarrett , senior adviser to the president/Morgan State University; Melody Barnes , director, White House Domestic Policy Council,/Virginia Union University; Ambassador Susan Rice , United Nations/Spellman College; John Wilson , executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Wilberforce University, Wiley College and Harris-Stowe State University. An excerpt from President Obama's speech this past weekend on the campus of Hampton Uni...

Funeral services for Dr. Dorothy Irene Height were held yesterday at the National Cathedral. Thousands came out to pay their respects for the lady larger than life who passed of natural causes last week at the age of 98.  She fell ill and was hospitalized at Howard University Hospital. Dr. Height was perhaps the oldest female civil rights activist until her death.  President Obama, visibly emotional, provided a tribute honoring her for her work. President Obama gives the eulogy at funeral for Dr. Height. Photo/CD Brown. "It is fitting that we do so here, in our National Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Here, in a place of great honor. Here, in the House of God. Surrounded by the love of family and of friends. The love in this sanctuary is a testament to a life lived righteously; a life that lifted other lives; a life that changed this country for the better over the course of nearly one century here on Earth." Adding that the works for Dr....

Funeral services for Dr. Dorothy Irene Height , the nation's prominent civil rights advocate, counselor to U.S. presidents, and founder of the Black Family Reunion, held annually in the Nation's Capital, will be laid to rest on Thursday April 29, 2010. Dr. Height, known for donning elegant hats, was a tireless advocate for civil rights, and the advancement of women. She was president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women ( NCNW ), the organization that leads, develops, and advocates for women of African descent as they support their families and communities. Dr. Height was awarded America's two highest civilian awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994 by the President Bill Clinton. She was also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004 through an act of Congress. Dr. Height's annual Uncommon Height Awards that celebrates the achievements of Dr. Height will be scheduled this October in her honor. Last year's event recognized Oprah Winfrey fo...