HealthNovartis Settles with Henrietta Lacks’ Estate Over Profits From Her ‘Stolen’ Cells *Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has agreed to settle a legal dispute brought by the estate of Henrietta Lacks, a case …
NewsFamily of Henrietta Lacks Wins Lawsuit Against Biotech Company *The descendants of Henrietta Lacks won their lawsuit against a multi-billion-dollar biotech company for their use of …
NewsOUR ROOTS: Black History Month US: Her life-saving Cells – Resilient Nigerians Head to the Polls *From time to time, I get names suggested to me, to have featured in OUR ROOTS either by friends, members of the public, …
Top NewsHenrietta Lacks’ Statue Set to Replace Robert E. Lee Monument | VIDEO *A statue of Henrietta Lacks will replace Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s monument that was pulled down in 2020 …
NewsPharma Company Sued by Henrietta Lacks’ Estate for Using Her Cells Without Family’s Consent *Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced that the estate of Henrietta Lacks has filed a lawsuit against Thermo Fisher …
LegalAttorney Ben Crump Retained by Family of the ‘Immortal’ Henrietta Lacks *Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law and Christopher Seeger of …
Apple NewsHere Are Some Striking Facts about the ‘Mother of Modern Medicine’: Henrietta Lacks *Before 2010, hardly anyone had heard of Henrietta Lacks’ phenomenal story. This was the year when ‘The Immortal Life of …
Apple NewsOprah Winfrey ‘Intimidated’ Playing Henrietta Lacks’ Daughter *Oprah Winfrey attended the New York premiere of the HBO documentary, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” this past …
Top NewsOprah Says She’s Not Exploiting Henrietta Lacks – Mel B.’s Nanny’s Lawsuit Claims they Had 3-somes *We’ve got more specific news on the lawsuit filed by Mel B. and Stephen Belafonte’s nanny, but first, we …
Apple NewsCrown Publishing Pushes Back on Henrietta Lacks Family Accusations of Inaccurate Portrayal *Over the weekend we posted a story/press release from the family of Henrietta Lacks. Specifically, Lawrence Lacks, the …
Apple NewsOprah & HBO Accused of Taking Advantage of Henrietta Lacks … So Says Lacks Family UPDATE …. **Crown Publishing is pushing back on Lawrence Lacks’ “inaccurate portrayal” …
Apple NewsSpanish Singer Honors Whitney Houston – Oprah’s ‘Henrietta Lacks’ Pic Gets Premiere Date *Former “American Idol” contestant Karen Rodriguez shared her Spanglish version of “I Will Always Love You” on Feb. 10, …