2021

Historical Marker Dedication in Remembrance of the Lynching of Charles Hale

Historical Marker Dedication Honoring the Memory of Charles Hale

The Gwinnett Remembrance Coalition, in partnership with the City of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, the Gwinnett Historical Restoration & Preservation Board, and the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) of Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated a historical marker honoring the memory of Charles Hale. Mr. Hale, an African American resident of Gwinnett County, was lynched in 1911 in Lawrenceville Square.

Dr. Tracy Bland-DuBose, Area Chief of the OB/GYN Department at Kaiser Permanente of Georgia

Screening, HPV vaccine essential in fight against cervical cancer

Though monumental strides have been made in the fight against cervical cancer — historically one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women — extensive screening and the administration of the human papilloma virus are crucial to eliminate cervical cancer as a national health problem.