Yesterday, Maryland lawmakers in Annapolis took a high-profile step to create a state commission named for Henrietta Lacks, the Turner Station resident whose cells were taken without her knowledge and ...
NYC Chancellor Kamar Samuels says that “Hidden Voices,” a set of curriculum guides on overlooked historical figures, are part of his vision for “truly integrated” schools.
Henrietta Lacks’s cancer cells were taken without consent in 1951 and became the first immortal human cell line, transforming ...
Shawn Berkins and the Baltimore community honored the driving force behind modern scientific research during a Henrietta Lacks Paint Day. Artist Shawn Berkins and Baltimore residents honor Henrietta ...
Oct 28, 2024: The relatives of Henrietta Lacks - from left, JaBrea Rodgers, Pam Wilks, Alan Wilks, Veronica Robinson, Jeri Lacks-Whye, Shirley Lacks and David Lacks - pose during the groundbreaking ...
GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization has honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman whose cancer cells ended up providing the foundation for vast scientific breakthroughs.