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Henrietta Lacks' descendants joined the groundbreaking at the future site of the Baltimore building.
Despite being outnumbered in the health and wellness fields for generations, Black women have still managed to be at the…
Henrietta Lacks’ cancer cells were taken without her knowledge BALTIMORE (AP) — Just over a week after Henrietta Lacks’ descendants settled
In their complaint, Lacks’ grandchildren and other descendants argued that her treatment illustrates a much larger issue that persists...
Members of Congress nominated Henrietta Lacks for a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for her contributions to modern medicine.
A statue of Henrietta Lacks is set to replace a monument of confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Roanoke, Virginia.
Winning over anti-vaxxers like Kyrie Irving is about sharing our narratives about our trust in vaccines and the people who…
The estate of Henrietta Lacks has teamed with attorney Ben Crump to sue Thermo Fisher Scientific, a multibillion-dollar biotechnology corp.
The family of Henrietta Lacks has hired attorney Ben Crump to pursue justice over the longtime unauthorized use of her…
Several decades after she unwittingly revolutionized medicine, Henrietta Lacks is being given her just deserts for her genetic contribution
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is expanding her participation in HBO's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" to an…
OPINION - The mainstream media promotes that black people should be content with symbolism over real justice and financial compensation.…
NBC News - The National Institute of Health announced it was, at long last, making good with Henrietta Lacks' family...
OPINION - We’ve seen how people, organizations and events have shaped who we are as African-American women...
POSTSCRIPT'D - As we continue to celebrate the lives and contributions of African-Americans during Black History Month, The Immortal Life…