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Post by DamieQue™ on Apr 20, 2010 6:28:43 GMT -5
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Post by DamieQue™ on Apr 20, 2010 6:44:55 GMT -5
On a side note, I look at what these 2 have in common (in particular their legacies) and others (Williams, Abernathy, King, Scott, etc.) more than anything else, what they share is a lifetime of service and work done on behalf and for the benefit of people OTHER than themselves.
The point should be evident.
On sad occasions like these, I hope we all (and I mean everyone) honor their memories by continuing their work. I hope that we redouble our efforts and commit to doing something (anything) to make life just a little bit easier, a little bit better, for those around us and for those yet to come. We all stand on the shoulders of Giants. One day, it will be our turn to BE the Giant.
One love to all y'all
~Damez
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Post by 123Diva on Apr 20, 2010 7:29:08 GMT -5
 I just heard. I was hoping it wasn't her time yet.
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Post by Iceman on Apr 20, 2010 7:41:07 GMT -5
Well said D. Dash
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Post by ReignMan19 on Apr 20, 2010 8:53:55 GMT -5
Huge Loss ....
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Post by FatalDST on Apr 20, 2010 8:56:20 GMT -5
I literally cried this morning! She was no only a legend, but and inspiration and this world was better because of her and her diligent efforts. She was one of my favorites.. when I met her as a neo, I was shaking like a groupie! When I won our chapters Dorothy Height award, again, I shed tears...It is with great admiration that I say, may you rip in peace eternally Soror Height.
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Post by Blu on Apr 20, 2010 8:58:00 GMT -5
Truly a Sad Day.... R.I.P.
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Post by **Dea** on Apr 20, 2010 10:01:31 GMT -5
very sad day indeed. |
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Post by bigsisteronpoint on Apr 20, 2010 10:46:59 GMT -5
Rest In Peace Soror Height.
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Post by Julie Art on Apr 20, 2010 11:44:04 GMT -5
Sorry to hear, RIP.
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Post by Kyng of JDs on Apr 20, 2010 12:25:01 GMT -5
prayers for family...
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Post by Mrs. Eyes on Apr 20, 2010 12:32:54 GMT -5
R.I.P.
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Post by lpitd16 on Apr 20, 2010 13:39:18 GMT -5
I was saddened to learn of the passing of our great servant and leader. Rest in Paradise Soror Height.
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Post by Chal™ on Apr 20, 2010 13:57:01 GMT -5
my condolences to her family as well as to the women of Delta Sigma Theta. Ms. Height was indeed a rare kind. in both the Greek and nonGreek world. May we all work together to keep her legacy alive.
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Post by AKAShannon on Apr 20, 2010 21:15:37 GMT -5
My heartfelt prays to her family and to the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She was definitely one of the greats. Her legacy will live forever!
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Post by Sapphire on Apr 20, 2010 22:39:27 GMT -5
She lived a great life and gave so much. Even though she's gone her legacy, hard work and achievements live on. RIP
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Post by T-Rex91 on Apr 21, 2010 9:40:27 GMT -5
Y'all I am truly sad. I am sad because her body gave out long before her spirit did. I am sad because there isn't anyone who can pick up the torch and run with it the way she did. I am sad because causes she championed will not advance as they would have with her leadership and support. I am sad because I am a better person having had the opportunity to sit and chat with her. I am sad because young Sorors and other people will not have the opportunity to see what true service looks, sounds, and acts like. Reading about it is just not the same.
Rest well Soror and know that we will honor you by continuing your work.
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Post by FatalDST on Apr 21, 2010 9:45:08 GMT -5
^^ THAT! Well said Soror...
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Post by Oren Ishii on Apr 22, 2010 14:19:56 GMT -5
Just heard about this-
It is a sad time for all our people. To the Ladies of DST & the Men of Omega, my sincere condolences.
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Post by T-Rex91 on Apr 23, 2010 8:20:46 GMT -5
WASHINGTON (April 22) --- Funeral services for Dr. Dorothy I. Height, chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), who passed earlier this week, will take place in Washington, D.C. beginning Tuesday, April 27 and end with
funeral services at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, April 29.
Tuesday, April 27
6:00 – 10:00 p.m. --- Dr. Height will lie in repose at the NCNW Dorothy I. Height building for a public viewing.
Wednesday, April 28
7:00 p.m. --- A “Community Celebration of Life” memorial will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The memorial is open to the public.
Thursday, April 29
10:00 a.m. --- A funeral service will be conducted at Washington National Cathedral and is open to the public. The burial service will follow at Fort Lincoln
Cemetery in Maryland.
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Post by FatalDST on Apr 23, 2010 11:14:28 GMT -5
You beat me to it soror... I wish i could go so bad
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Post by FatalDST on Apr 26, 2010 11:16:27 GMT -5
Just passing it on incase you know any sorors that are going..
Shuttle Bus to OO Service
Due to limited parking and street closures the use of public transportation is STRONGLY recommended.
Special Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Shuttle Service.
Beginning at 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., a special round trip shuttle service will be available from Shaw-Howard Metro to Burr Gym for attendees of the Omega Omega Service.
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Post by T-Rex91 on Apr 27, 2010 8:50:28 GMT -5
I wish I were in the Erria! I'm sure we'll celebrate her life in NO this summer.
Obama to deliver eulogy at Dorothy Height's funeral
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By Jose Luis Magana, AP
President Obama will deliver the eulogy Thursday at the funeral of civil rights leader Dorothy Height, the White House announced.
Obama also issued a proclamation ordering flags on public buildings to be flown at half-staff Thursday, "as a mark of respect for the memory" of Height, who died last week at the age of 98.
Height spent her long life fighting for civil rights, from anti-lynching laws to voting rights.
Here's the president's proclamation:
As a mark of respect for the memory of Dorothy Height, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that, on the day of her interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on such day.
I further direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
Barack Obama
(Posted by David Jackson)
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Post by FatalDST on Apr 28, 2010 11:08:38 GMT -5
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Post by FatalDST on Apr 29, 2010 8:38:18 GMT -5
Its on!!
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