the Height

Aloha Also Means a Loving Goodbye. . .

With deep gratitude,

we celebrate the life of

"just a woman."

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"Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes,

but by the opposition he or she has overcome

to reach his goals."

Dr. Dorothy Height

(as are all)

Waikiki Cottage

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"If you worry about who is going to get the credit,

you won't get much done."

What, you no outrigger in YOUR garage?

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"I want to be remembered as someone

who used herself and anything she could touch

to work for justice and freedom.

I want to be remembered as one who

tried."

"We are not a problem people

we are people with problems.

We have historic strengths;

We have survived because of family."

The people who maintain the health, transport, and beauty...

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"We have to improve life,

not just for those who have the skills

and those who know how to manipulate the system.

But also for

and with

those

who often have so much to give

but never get the opportunity."

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Born in 1912

she knew a world

that we have forgotten,

prefer to 'whitewash'

or to forget.

I have been watching The Tudors

and have been impressed by the

state of fear

that accompanies life

under the rule

of king and caste.

As I say,

their mood

becomes the weather

and climate

that everyone else

must live under.

As a teenager,

Miss Height

marched in New York's Times Square

shouting

"Stop the lynching!"

She lived in a system

where black people

needed to smile,

bow, and shuffle.

She marched with King.

She saw our world change.

President Obama honored her.

Thanks for joining me today

as we do the

same...

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