Black History Month - Henrietta Lacks
Black folks should know about Henrietta Lacks, but we don't. Educate yourself. Read here, here, here, and stop being damn cheap and buy a book! You can cover Black History and Women's History month in one scoop. And after you have learned a thing or two, maybe we can get together as a people and try to get some justice and compensation for the Lacks family.
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WAIT I JUST READ A FABULOUS ARTICLE ON HER 2 WEEKS AGO ON YAHOO HOMEPAGE..I DIDNT KNOW SHE WAS BLACK!
HENRIETTAS IMMORTAL CELLS HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR US!
The author was on NPR today and the way she explained the story intrigued me. I'll definitely get a copy and one for my niece who's a biomed engineering major who plans to focus on genetics. I think it's great that the author also established a fund for Ms. Lacks' descendants who wish to seek higher education. Finally, someone doing things the right way.
Just finished the Skloot book on the HeLa genes-very well written book. Bravo to the author for establishing a fund for the Lacks family. A must read by all.
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