EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published on March 16, 2024. Dr. Hazel N. Dukes passed away on March 1, 2025. Read more here.
Activist and NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel N. Dukes is a longtime local leader who’s built a legacy of fighting for civil rights spanning decades and continues to improve conditions for the Black community.
A native of Montgomery, Ala., Dukes moved to New York in 1955 becoming a community organizer in Nassau County. She is a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors, a member of the NAACP Executive Committee and well as an active member of various NAACP board sub-committees.
Along with her dedicated work with the NAACP, Dukes is a former President of the Metro-Manhattan Links Chapter, in 2010 was appointed the National Links NGO Representative and is a former trustee of the State University of New York and Stillman College. She is a member of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., and National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, INC. Dukes is also a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Northern Manhattan Alumnae Chapter.
We open up the AmNews Archives of Dukes’ work through the years.
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This is great information from a long time ago until now. The article let people know what Ms HAZEL DUKE DID TO BE WHERE SHE BELONG. YOU MUST PUT THE WORK IN TO GET ACCOLATES OUT..BLESSINGS COME FIRST.
One of the AMAZING people I have the
Honor share the same AIR with from
Clinton Democratic Presidential Convention in NYC, To working in the
Mayor Dinkins campaign and as Staten Island NAACP branch executive board member ( a s Subscribing GOLD member)
God Bless you The Awesome Lady Dukes.
I’ve always admired The Honorable Hazel Dukes, whose work has encompassed many sectors of society–education, community service, politics, activism.
So Very Many Great Accomplishments Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes achieved in her Lifetime. Thank You So Much Dr. Dukes & May You Rest In Heavenly Peace❣️
Please enlarge the type a point higher and mke it darker it is very difficult to read at this level.
Thank you, i am a 55 year subscriberAM News