The professor of the University of Howard and the former Miss Kansas contest, known for her bright smile and enthusiasm for life, was among the victims in Mesour's collision on Wednesday between an army helicopter and an American airline aircraft near Rigan National Airport.
Kutahah Dugs, 30, was named as a victim of the disaster by the President of Howard Bin Vinson III University, who called for privacy and respect for her family, students and colleagues during this difficult time.
In a statement, the university said that Dugs was scheduled to start a new class as a professor at the Faculty of Law at Howard University this fall.
Kahda Dugs was known for her bright smile and enthusiasm for life. (Howard University)
The victims who were identified in the crash
“As a civil rights lawyer, she devoted her career to fight against the unconstitutional police and unfair sponsorship practices in Tennessee, Texas and Washington, DC.” “Plans to honor her legacy will be shared in the coming days.”
Duggins was also civil rights A lawyer at the Non -profit civil rights element, based in Washington, DC
The group's website says it has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union in North California, with Newfield, Choc, and Brussen LLB, “to challenge police misconduct and other damage to the criminal legal system” before coming to the Civil Rights Corps. The cancellation and law movement studied the industrial complex as a black life law, a black liberation group.
I won it Law From Harvard's Law Faculty, where she held the position of Head of Harvard Legal Assistance Office. Before that, I got a Bachelor's degree from Witchita State University and completed the Volibright scholarship in Taiwan, according to the Civil Rights Corps.
Emergency response units respond to the US Airways crash and Black Hawk helicopter on the Bottomac River in Arlington, Virginia on Thursday. Duggins was one of 67 people losing their lives in the disaster. (Lee Green in favor of Fox News Digital)
Rigan National Airport crashes: Black Hawk military helicopter crashes with the US Airways plane
Larry Strong, who was the director of the Dugs Local Competition when Miss Kansas and Miss Bater competed, KBTX competed that Dugns was a “bright future”.
In a Facebook post, described it as “Miss Butler County 2014, 2015.”
“Kahda was the 10 best benefit in 2014 and 2015 in Miss Kansas Contest. She was preparing to be a legal professor at Howard University in the fall. Keep her family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. “
Annie Montgomery, Minister of Tabernacle Bible Church in Whitchita, told KMUW that she would remember Dugins for her bright smile and lifelong enthusiasm.
“She was the most beautiful young woman inside and outside,” said Montgomery. “It was an adventure. She made friends so easily. She had a kind of character she could not resist.”
Part of the debris is seen as searching for rescue boats in the waters of the Botomac River after a plane collided with the National Airport of the National Airport with a helicopter and crashed into the river near Washington, DC, on January 30, 2025. 67 people are losing their lives in the disaster. (Andrew Caballero-Rynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Lacey Cross, former Sidgoyk County Commissioner, described Dugs as “a brave and beautiful spirit, a light in the struggle for civil rights.”
“Her loss is tragic, not only for her family and friends, but for everyone who believes in justice and equality,” she wrote on Facebook. “Her work, her drawers, her soul may continue to inspire and create change. He went very early but have never forgotten.”
Duggins was one of 67 people losing their lives Disaster. The cause of the collision is investigated.
