Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks’ Family Seeks Justice For Use of “Immortal Cells”
Photos: YouTube\Twitter As a 31-year-old Black woman lay dying of cervical cancer in 1951, doctors at today’s highly acclaimed Johns Hopkins Hospital, took what ...
Black America’s COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Rooted in Medical Community’s Exploitation of Blacks
Photos: YouTube In an op-ed published in the Boston Globe, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and National Medical Association (NMA) President Leon McDougle discussed the ...
“PAINTED RED” With Black Blood
There’s an off-Broadway play I saw a few weeks ago that’s still building a huge after-buzz and needs to make a quick return ...
Play tackles Story Of Woman Whose Cells Were Stolen For Medical Research And Cures
Henrietta Lacks [Theater] Cynthia Stephens learned well the value of giving back to whence one comes. A speech pathologist for the deaf, with degrees ...
Theater: Sacred Ground Productions Presents “Painted Red”
[Theater] OPENING: APRIL 17, 2014 Sacred Ground Productions Presents “Painted Red” A story of profound love, the tragedy of loss and the redemptive power ...
