Dr. Hazel Dukes has been on the frontlines for civil rights for decades and on Wednesday mourners are expected to pour inside Mother AME Zion Church for her celebration of life service. Those in ...

An emotional gathering will be held in Harlem on Wednesday as long-time civil rights champion Dr. Hazel Dukes is laid to rest ...

Former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President Hazel Dukes died at her home in New York City on ...

Dukes fought tirelessly for voting rights, fair housing and education, and she was active in politics until her passing. She supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, and she ...

In 2023, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Dukes with the NAACP's highest honor ‒ the Spingarn Medal. "These 70 years have not been easy; they have been filled with pain ...

In 2023, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Dukes with the NAACP’s highest honor — the Spingarn Medal. “I'm not tired yet,” Dukes said in her acceptance speech for the award.

Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, died Saturday at ...