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Assembly adopts resolution honoring Hazel N. Dukes after extended tributes
Summary
The Assembly adopted a resolution honoring Hazel N. Dukes, longtime New York State NAACP leader; members delivered extended tributes and observed a moment of silence before adopting the resolution.
The New York State Assembly adopted a resolution honoring Hazel N. Dukes, the longtime leader of the New York State NAACP and a national civil-rights figure. Members across the chamber delivered tributes describing Dukes’s decades of activism and leadership.
In remarks introducing the resolution, sponsor Wright and multiple colleagues recounted Dukes’s life and service to civil-rights work in New York and nationally. "Doctor Dukes was a titan of Harlem, a no-nonsense professional who was unaccustomed to losing," one member said, praising her mentorship and leadership. Members remembered her as a mentor to generations and recounted roles including national NAACP work and long service as president of the New York State NAACP.
Legislators from different regions gave personal recollections and emphasized Dukes’s advocacy for voting rights, fair housing and education. The Assembly rose for a moment of silence arranged by the presiding officer; members then signified their support and the resolution was adopted.
What happens next: The Assembly will include the adopted resolution in the legislative record and members noted plans for memorial events and services in the coming week.
