A statue of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were taken without her consent and subsequently used in several major medical breakthroughs, will be built in her hometown in Roanoke, Virginia.
Mayor Sherman Lea is also known for the Lea Youth Basketball League, which guided Roanoke during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was also at the helm when the Robert E. Lee Memorial was removed and ...
On September 16th starting at 10 AM the CSA II: The New Confederate States of America, (4,579 Facebook followers) based out of Dandridge, Tennessee is hosting an event at the Robert E. Lee Monument.