Dr. Dorothy Height was honored with a ‘historical highway marker’ in the Richmond Blackwell area on March 24, 2019. Dr. Dorothy Height was considered the “grande dame” of the civil rights era.  She was an American administrator, educator, and social activist.  She also served as president of the National Council of Negro Women for forty […]

When it comes to height, we’ve always been told that taller is better, but when it comes to health, shorter people might actually have it…

    Dr. Dorothy Height was considered the “grande dame” of the civil rights era.  She was an American administrator, educator, and social activist.  She also served as president of the National Council of Negro Women for forty years. Height was born in Richmond Virginia on March 24, 1912, but moved with her family to […]