Tag: Henrietta Lacks
How Octavia E. Butler Mined Her Boundless Curiosity to Forge a New Vision for Humanity
By Alyssa Collins, University of South Carolina
In 2021, Alyssa Collins was awarded a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship from The Huntington Library, Art Museum,...
WHO Honors Henrietta Lacks, Woman Whose Cells Served Science
By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
The chief of the World Health Organization on Wednesday, October 13, honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman whose...
California Surgeon Gen. Embraces Idea of NBA Partnership for Vaccination Outreach
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
When Dr. Nadine Burke Harris heard last week that the National Basketball Association (NBA) was discussing educating the...