As of 10:30 a.m. today, April 19, Dr. Dorothy Height, chairman and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, remained in serious but stable condition at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Prominent civil rights leader Dorothy Height, chairman emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women, remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition on the evening of March 27, according to a Washington, D.C. hospital.
Height, called the “godmother” of the civil rights movement, has been recovering from a “brief illness” at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. since March 18, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A series of Twitter posts around noon on March 27 indicated that Height had passed away, a claim that was dispelled by a release from the hospital.“We are grateful for the excellent care that she is receiving from the physicians and staff at Howard University Hospital and appreciate the continued prayers and support during these challenging times,” Alexis Herman, former U. S. Secretary of Labor and official spokeswoman for Height, said in a release.