Being a Roanoke, Virginia native, Lacks has helped shape modern medicine in an immeasurable way.
Family members say they haven't received any compensation from big companies who continue to profit off her legacy.
While Lacks has undeniably saved lives almost 70 years after her death, her family says her precious HeLa cells were taken without her and their consent.
We’ve reported about Oprah’s role in bringing Henrietta Lacks’ story to the screen. We posted the trailer. And the film and Oprah’s portrayal as Henrietta Lacks’ late daughter Deborah is being lauded as particularly stellar. And while most of the family, including Henrietta’s children Zakariyya Bari Abdul Rahman, David Lacks Jr. and grandchildren Jeri Lacks […]
The journey for the family to gain control over HeLa cell usage has been a long one, but late is better than never.
Headstone given to biggest contributor to cancer research.