Dorothy Height Funeral | Cloud on US President Barrack Husein Obama
Dorothy Height Funeral | Cloud on US President Barrack Husein Obama on Trends Hot Topics --- Dorothy Height Funeral | Cloud on US President Barrack Husein Obama. President Barack Husein Obama attends the funeral service for civil rights leader Dorothy Height with first lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Washington National Cathedral April 29, 2010 in Washington, DC. President Obama shed a few tears while attending the funeral of civil rights icon, Dr. Dorothy Height at the National Cathedral in Washington this morning.
Height, president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, died Tuesday at Howard University Hospital at the age of 98. Her body will lay in repose at the council’s headquarters on Tuesday. Members of the public can pay their respects from 6 p.m. to 10 pm. On Wednesday, Height will be honored by the Delta Sigma Theta sorority at 2 p.m. in a public service at Howard University. At 7 p.m., a public Community Celebration of Life memorial will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest.
Obama described Height as "a drum major for justice" during his eulogy, and said that she had visited the White House not once or twice since he's been in office, but 21 times. "We came to love her," he said of getting to know Height with Michelle Obama. "We came to love her stories. We loved her smile. We loved those hats she wore. Regal."
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Height, president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, died Tuesday at Howard University Hospital at the age of 98. Her body will lay in repose at the council’s headquarters on Tuesday. Members of the public can pay their respects from 6 p.m. to 10 pm. On Wednesday, Height will be honored by the Delta Sigma Theta sorority at 2 p.m. in a public service at Howard University. At 7 p.m., a public Community Celebration of Life memorial will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest.
Obama described Height as "a drum major for justice" during his eulogy, and said that she had visited the White House not once or twice since he's been in office, but 21 times. "We came to love her," he said of getting to know Height with Michelle Obama. "We came to love her stories. We loved her smile. We loved those hats she wore. Regal."
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