RIP Hazel ‘Ma’ Dukes
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 8:03 pm
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Neighbors and friends were left shocked at the news of the passing of civil rights icon and Harlem legend on Saturday morning. She was 92.
Dukes’s son Ronald Dukes confirmed her death. Dukes, who was the NAACP’s New York State Conference president, had been battling an illness in recent weeks, her son told the Amsterdam News.
Dukes was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 2023 during the NAACP’s 114th National Convention in Boston, which was presented to her by Hillary Clinton.
Dukes was the first civilian in U.S. history to administer the oath of office to a governor when she swore in Gov. Hochul in 2023.
Neighbors and friends were left shocked at the news of the passing of civil rights icon and Harlem legend on Saturday morning. She was 92.
Dukes’s son Ronald Dukes confirmed her death. Dukes, who was the NAACP’s New York State Conference president, had been battling an illness in recent weeks, her son told the Amsterdam News.
Dukes was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 2023 during the NAACP’s 114th National Convention in Boston, which was presented to her by Hillary Clinton.
Dukes was the first civilian in U.S. history to administer the oath of office to a governor when she swore in Gov. Hochul in 2023.