Elevating the Conversation
A LACKS Family led DIALOGUE on henrietta's impact
EDUCATING FUTURE GENERATIONS ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME
Join The Lacks Family, experts and special guests the first week of every month in educating future generations on Henrietta Lacks' legacy and the impact of her immortal HeLa cells - one conversation at a time.
SAVE THE DATE - THE FIRST OF EVERY MONTH
The series of Centennial Conversations launched at the #HELA100 Symposium on August 1, 2020. The dialogue will continue on the first of every month leading up to the closing CELLebrate Henrietta Lacks Colloquium on August 1, 2021, in Baltimore.
Save the date for our upcoming conversations as we work to promote health equity and social justice. To learn more, look below for information on topics and speakers.
WATCH, ASK QUESTIONS & JOIN THE CONVERSATION
To watch previous conversations click on the links below. We have 3 easy options to join the upcoming Centennial Conversation by Zoom or Facebook Live @CellebrateHeLa or on our CELLebrate Henrietta Lacks Youtube Channel.
Invest In CENTENNIAL CONVERSATIONS
Interested in collaborating with The Lacks Family to host a Centennial Conversation?
For information on sponsorship, speakers, and media, email impact@hela100.org.
AUGUST 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
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FEATURING
Jeri Lacks Whye & David Lacks, Jr. Henrietta Lacks’ Grandchildren
Co-Founders, CELLebrate Henrietta Lacks
Director, National Institutes of Health
Associate Professor, African American Studies, Princeton University
Author, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Black UK Artist
Miss America 2020; Bio Chemist
SEPTEMBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
FEATURING
Henrietta Lacks' Grandson
Deborah Lacks' Son
President,
Henrietta Lacks House of Healing
Collaborator,
The IRIS Collaborative
Alfred shares updates on
The Lacks Family's plan for
honoring their grandmother's
Centennial year and her memorial
as well as new mementos
from Henrietta Lacks' life and
his mother, Deborah's journey
to learn about her mother.
OCTOBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
FEATURING
Chief of Surgical Oncology,
Howard University
Metastatic Breast Cancer Thriver
President & CEO,
Tigerlily Foundation
Breast Cancer Survivor
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month
conversation will share how
Henrietta Lacks' HeLa cells
have advanced breast cancer
treatment while our speakers
share how they are honoring
her legacy in their work to
achieve breast health equity!
NOVEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
FEATURING
Dr. Princess Nothemba Simelela
Assistant Director-General for
Strategic Programmatic Priorities:
Cervical Cancer Elimination,
World Health Organization
Henrietta Lacks' Grandson
Deborah Lacks' Son,
President,
Henrietta Lacks House of Healing
This conversation shares how
Henrietta Lacks' HeLa cells
have advanced cervical cancer treatment
and how The Lacks Family is joining
the World Health Organization's
Global Strategy to Accelerate the
Elimination of Cervical Cancer to
honor Henrietta Lacks' legacy
by ending cervical cancer!
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