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Medical Pioneer Henrietta Lacks Nominated for Congressional Gold Medal in Recognition of Revolutionary Contributions to Modern Medicine

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Leaders from the Congressional Black Caucus, alongside the family of medical pioneer Henrietta Lacks, gathered in the nation’s capital to announce their unanimous support for the pioneer to receive the esteemed Congressional Gold Medal posthumously. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, a prominent advocate for social justice, […]

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