Dr. Dukes understood the importance of educators and labor unions as people and as a means to opportunity for all, particularly for our children, and those who have confronted society’s challenges.

Hazel Dukes, former president of the NAACP and longtime president of the civil rights organization’s New York chapter, has ...

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

Hazel Dukes, a longtime New York City and national civil rights leader, died in her Harlem home on March 1 at 92 years old.

Hazel Dukes died peacefully at her home in New York City surrounded by her family, the NAACP New York State Conference announced in a statement.

Remembering Hazel Nell Dukes, a civil rights activist and leader within the NAACP, who passed away at 92. Her legacy ...

Hazel Dukes, at center in front, gathers with members of the Staten Island NAACP. At left is Ed Josey, chapter president, and ...

NEW YORK - Hazel Dukes, former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, died at the age of 92 on ...

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