Living nearly a century must be a mixed blessing.
On the one hand, you get to see the fruit of your labors ripen.
On the other, you also see so much of the fruit that rots on the vine.
That thought crossed my mind last January when I watched Dorothy I. Height, a civil rights icon, unveil the "Freedom's Sisters" exhibit at DuSable Museum.
The traveling exhibit featured 20 African-American women, including Height, who have made significant contributions to advance civil rights.
Although approaching her 98th birthday and confined to a wheelchair, Height was as sharp as ever.
I couldn't believe I was looking at a woman who had retired as head of …
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