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Henrietta Lacks hometown will build statue of her where Robert E Lee sculpture once stoodKendall Ross, ABC News

Henrietta Lacks hometown will build statue of her where Robert E Lee sculpture once stoodKendall Ross, ABC News
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Henrietta Lacks hometown will build statue of her where Robert E Lee sculpture once stood

Henrietta Lacks, the Baltimore woman whose HeLa cells were taken without her consent by Johns Hopkins in 1951, is being honored with a statue in her Roanoke birthplace.

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Henry Street Heritage Festival returns to Elmwood in full force

Long-running celebration of African-American culture is returning in full, with headliners Robin Thicke, SWV.

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Coalition to mark locations of lynchings in Roanoke

A shameful part of Roanoke’s past is about to get new attention. A group advocating for racial justice outlined its latest plans to commemorate two lynchings in the city.

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Editorial: Jim Sears and Center in the Square s legacy of improving lives

Jim Sears has already retired once as leader of Center in the Square in Roanoke.

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