A statue of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were taken without her consent and subsequently used in several major medical breakthroughs, will be built in her hometown in Roanoke, Va. The ...
The family of Henrietta Lacks sued two pharmaceutical giants for unjust enrichment on Monday, arguing they profited from Lacks’ genetic material without consent. The suit against Novartis ...
In July 2020, a 70-year-old veteran from Roanoke, Virginia, knocked down and subsequently destroyed the Robert E. Lee monument spire in the city's Lee Plaza in an effort to quell mounting emotions ...
Here’s a wonderful bit of news to celebrate as 2022 draws to a close. The private campaign to fund the creation of a statue honoring Henrietta Lacks in downtown Roanoke has surpassed its $160,000 goal ...
A photo of Henrietta Lacks in the living room of her grandson, Ron Lacks Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images The city of Roanoke, Virginia, will erect a bronze statue of Henrietta ...
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