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Tag: Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta Lacks
Posted inNational

Henrietta Lacks’ Family Sues Biotech Company, Accuses It of Using Her Cells ‘For Profit’

by WI Guest Author October 4, 2021December 21, 2021

The estate of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were used in 1951 without her knowledge or consent to further the advancement of medical science, has sued a biotechnology company for selling those cells without permission.

Posted inBlack Experience

Henrietta Lacks’ Family Commemorates Her 101st Birthday

by WI Guest Author August 1, 2021December 21, 2021
Henrietta Lacks
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

Henrietta Lacks’ Name to Grace Building on Johns Hopkins Campus

by WI Guest Author October 22, 2018October 31, 2020
Edgar and Ciera Brookins (Courtesy of the Brookins family)
Posted inCommunity

Grieving Families Turn Tragedy Into Opportunity for Others

by Hamil R. Harris December 13, 2017October 31, 2020
The National Council of Negro Women holds its Biennial Affiliates Assembly at the JW Marriott hotel in D.C. on Nov. 4. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Experience, National

Black Women’s Org Addresses Racial Disparity in Health Issues

by Lauren M. Poteat November 8, 2017October 31, 2020
Henrietta Lacks
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History, Community

Henrietta Lacks Gets Her Own Day in Md.

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer August 16, 2017October 31, 2020
Henrietta Lacks
Posted inBlack Experience

Exhibit Honoring Henrietta Lacks Kicks off 13-City Tour in D.C.

by WI Guest Author June 17, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Editor's Column, Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN: It’s National Minority Health Month — What Changes Have You Made?

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor April 26, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inHealth

Henrietta Lacks Biographer Rebecca Skloot Responds to US Parent Over ‘Porn’ Allegation

by Washington Informer September 10, 2015October 30, 2020

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