The victims of Wednesday's airborne collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Reagan National Airport included a Howard University professor and former Miss Kansas finalist who was known for her infectious grin and love for life.
Ben Vinson III, president of Howard University, acknowledged Kiah Duggins, 30, as a victim of the tragedy and urged her family, students, and coworkers to be treated with dignity and privacy during this trying time.
According to a statement from the institution, Duggins will start a new chapter this autumn as a professor at Howard institution School of Law.
"As a civil rights lawyer, she dedicated her career to fighting against unconstitutional policing and unjust money bail practices in Tennessee, Texas and Washington, D.C.," the statement reads. "Plans to honor her legacy will be shared in coming days."
Duggins was also a civil rights attorney with the non-profit Civil Rights Corps, based in Washington D.C.





