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By Deborah Creighton Skinner | Published March 29, 2010 | Full size is 424 × 452 pixels

In this undated photo, Height attends an awards luncheon for Las Amigas Inc., an African American women’s public service organization founded in 1957 by Dora R. Mason and Mary Q. Moore. During her keynote speech on empowerment at a June 2008 convention honoring the organization’s 51st anniversary, Height urged the women, “Don’t hesitate to volunteer. God has a plan for you.” (Image source: Las Amigas)

In this undated photo, Height attends an awards luncheon for Las Amigas Inc., an African…