HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — The Richmond chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority held its annual Florence Neal Cooper Smith 5K Saturday morning at Dorey Park in Henrico.
The event was named after Florence Neal Cooper Smith, who has spent more than 40 years working to find a cure for sickle cell disease.
The blood disorder causes red blood cells to take on a sickle shape, making it difficult for oxygen to move through the body properly…