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BY ANDREW CAIN
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia removed its statue of Robert E. Lee from the U.S. Capitol overnight, the latest move in the state s purge of Confederate iconography in a year of reckoning on racial injustice.
Each state gets two statues in the Statuary Hall collection. Since 1909 Virginia s statues have depicted George Washington and Lee. A state panel last week recommended to the General Assembly that Virginia replace its Lee statue with a statue of teenage civil rights heroine Barbara Johns. We should all be proud of this important step forward for our Commonwealth and our country,â Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement Monday.
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Governor donates plasma to help those struggling with COVID-19
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam donated his plasma Friday. As a COVID survivor, the governor s plasma contains COVID-19 antibodies that could help treat others with the virus.
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 11:12 AM, Dec 18, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-18 12:28:03-05
RICHMOND, Va. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam donated his plasma Friday. As a COVID survivor, the governor s plasma contains COVID-19 antibodies that could help treat others with the virus.
The governor took the opportunity to address ongoing vaccination efforts in Virginia.
Jack Mayer
Governor Northam to donate COVID-19 convalescent plasma