Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, has died

Former NAACP New York State Conference president and longtime civil rights activist Hazel Dukes died at age 92, her family announced Saturday.

Dr. Hazel Dukes, an iconic civil rights leader and president of the New York NAACP, has died at age 92. For decades, Dukes stood beside some of the most powerful politicians and activists in the country,