Political bigwigs and common community folks filled a Harlem church to bid farewell to civil rights icon Hazel Dukes, 92, the ...

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 words are from the Rev. Al Sharpton, who is celebrating the life ... York State chapter and National Board of Directors of the NAACP. Dukes, 92, died March 1 at her home in New York.

Dr. Hazel Dukes, an iconic civil rights leader and president of the NAACP New York State Conference, has died at 92, Rev. Al Sharpton says.

Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers ...

A long list of political standouts came out to memorialize the late Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, the president of the NAACP New York ...

From left; U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Rev. Al Sharpton and NAACP President Derick Johnson participate in a church service at ...

A person takes a photo of the march over the Edmund Pettus bridge during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that ...

The former NAACP president and civil rights activist leaves behind a legacy of tireless advocacy and service. Leaders like Rev. Al Sharpton and Andrew Cuomo reacted with mourning of her passing.