Maryland artist Steven Weitzman was chosen to create a sculpture of Barbara Rose Johns that will stand in the U.S. Capitol. Johns was just 16 when she led a student strike for equal education in Farmville in 1951.
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Lindsey Hull is an intern from Hollins University.
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Roanoke ‘pauses’ Sister City relationship with Russian city; will take down Russian flag
The statue to Pskov, Russia will remain in Century Plaza but the city will affix a statement about the relationship.
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Roanoke officials disagree on how permanently to cut ties with Russian sister city
While Mayor Sherman Lea maintains that Roanoke should end its sister city relationship with Pskov, Russia, the city’s vice mayor says Tuesday’s vote is about pausing, not ending, the program.
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Roanoke reconsiders its Russian sister city ties as assault on Ukraine continues
The Roanoke City Council, which initially had stood by its relationship with Pskov, is expected to vote later this month on cutting ties with the Russian city.