Civil rights activist Hazel Dukes honored with street naming in Roslyn Heights
For her lifetime of work fighting for equality and justice, Hazel N. Dukes has been bestowed with countless honors and distinctions. The latest rec...
For her lifetime of work fighting for equality and justice, Hazel N. Dukes has been bestowed with countless honors and distinctions. The latest recognition, though, held special meaning to the civil rights activist. 'This is home,' Dukes said Saturday to a crowd of more than 250 people in Roslyn Heights where she once lived. The Town of North Hempstead honored Dukes, who now lives in Manhattan, by naming a street in her honor during a ceremony on the day after her 91st birthday. As dozens of friends and colleagues held up cellphones, Dukes pulled a yellow tassel to reveal the 'Dr.