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Honoring Thereasea Elder, Charlotte’s First Black Nurse
The community of Charlotte, North Carolina is paying tribute to Thereasea Elder, the city’s first black nurse, who passed away at the age of 93 on Tuesday. She forever changed the face of medicine when she fought to integrate the state’s segregated public health system.
Her story is a reminder of how far we have come in terms of making the healthcare system more equitable, but there’s still more work to be done.
Growing Up in Segregated North Carolina
Throughout her life, Elder was a fierce advocate for the black community. According to public records, she was born in the city’s historically black Greenville neighborhood, along with her five siblings, born to Booker T. and Odessa Clark. ....

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CNNW Piers Morgan Tonight August 27, 2011



we see any clear skies here. anderson. that s it for us on 360 . more hurricane coverage next. hi there. good morning, everybody, from the cnn center. this is your cnn start morning. coming to you an hour earlier today to cover this storm, hurricane irene that is actually putting about 20% of this country s population under threat of this storm. we re talking about 65 million people are in the path of this sucker. you see the line there. that s the cone of uncertainty they call it. but still they believe this is the path it s going to take, right up the east coast. and we re talking about some of this country s largest cities, most populus cities. these are cities that not often are tested for their hurricane preparedness. well, they will get a i test it appears here today and tomorrow through this weekend. we re talking about new york, washington, baltimore, boston, philly. all of those cities, just to name a few, all in the line of fire of this irene. it is track ....

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