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

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Hazel Dukes, a national civil rights leader and fixture of New York City politics has died, according to multiple people close to her. She was 92. She died in her home in Harlem around 6:20 a.m ...

Civil Rights icon and Harlem legend Hazel Dukes, the NAACP’s State Conference president, has died. She was 92.

Dr. Hazel Dukes, an iconic civil rights leader and president of the NAACP New York State Conference, has died at age 92. Dukes died peacefully Saturday morning, Ronald Dukes, her son, said in a ...

Lifelong New York Civil Rights Advocate and NAACP Leader Hazel Dukes Dies at 92 Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate ...