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Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Were Taken and Used in Scientific Breakthroughs, Receives Posthumous Award
While Henrietta Lacks was being treated for cervical cancer, researchers took biopsies without her consent and created the first ‘immortal’ cell line.
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Civil Rights Activist and Historian Timuel Black Dies at 102
Black worked with many activists including Rev. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr., who would become a close confidante.
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Baltimore County to Pay $6.5 Million to Family of Unarmed Man Killed by Officer
Eric Sopp was shot and killed by Baltimore Officer Gregory Page during a mental health crisis in 2019. Sopp’s mother only called 911 to get her son help.
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Mary McLeod Bethune Statue Unveiled in Florida Before a Permanent Stay in the U.S. Capitol
The statue will be the first to honor a Black person in the U.S. Capitol Building’s National Statuary Hall.
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Indianapolis Officer Charged With 2 Felonies for Kicking a Handcuffed Black Man in the Head
Sgt. Eric Huxley is also facing a federal investigation for his actions during the arrest of Jermaine Vaughn last month.
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Connecticut Tobacco Field Where Martin Luther King Jr. Worked Will Be Named a Historical Site
Martin Luther King Jr. worked at Meadowood to help pay for his college tuition.
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No Charges for U.S. Marshals Task Force Members Who Shot Winston Smith Jr.
A witness in the car says that Smith pulled out his phone to record the confrontation with the U.S. Marshals when he was shot.
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Boston Youth Homelessness Organization Receives $2.5 Million Grant
Bridge Over Troubled Waters, a Boston nonprofit organization, says that homelessness is rising among Black and LGBTQ youth.
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California Makes Ethnic Studies a Requirement for Graduating From High School
Passing a one-semester course in ethnic studies will be a requirement for public high school students to graduate in 2030.
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Missouri County Approves Removal of Controversial Courthouse Murals Showing Attempted Lynching
The murals were installed in a Columbia, Mo., courthouse as part of a renovation project in the 1990s.
