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Advancing The Health Sciences Through Scientific Storytelling
Our initiative is dedicated to those lesser known scholars who have made immeasureable impact on the disciplines of nursing, medicine and public health. We have partnered with parks and recreation across the country to place a storytelling bench in parks representing their contributions.
Dedications and Ceremonies * Research * Science
Inaugral Bench Mark
Lakewood Park, Norfolk, Va.
1612 Willow Wood Dr.
It was a warm day on May 17, 2025 at 11AM EST that a small committee of women gathered to dedicate its inaugural bench honoring the legacy of MARJORIE TUCKER REED, a nurse who was one of the renowned nurses known as THE BLACK ANGELS, whose clinical practice contributed to the cure for tuberculosis at Seaview Hospital in Staten Island, New York.
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The committee members who attended and participated in the ceremony were:
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Welcome: Denetra Hampton, Founder, Chair
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Reading of the Bench Mark for Science Project Mission
Jacquelyn Claude, Vice-Chair
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Placing of the Dedication Wreath
Captain, Ebony Ferguson, NC
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Gratitude Message
Denetra Hampton & Yvette McInnis, Chair
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