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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 - JOIN US EVERY MONTH

The series of Centennial Conversations launched at the #HELA100 Symposium on August 1, 2020. The dialogue will continue every month leading up to the closing CELLebrate Henrietta Lacks Colloquium on August 1, 2021.  


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 watch on demand at 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.  

Find out more

Join An Impactful Conversation

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MARCH 2021

FEBRUARY 2021

FEBRUARY 2021

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FEATURING 

Dr. Uché Blackstock

Founder & CEO 

Advancing Health Equity


Veronica Robinson

Henrietta Lacks' Great-Granddaughter 


 Alfred Lacks Carter

Henrietta Lacks' Grandson

Founder & President

Henrietta Lacks House of Healing  


One year later, The Lacks Family

is excited to sit down with Dr. Uché Blackstock to talk about her work

during the pandemic to mobilize for

health equity and eradicate racialized health inequities.


Join us during this

Women's History Month to learn more

on how Henrietta Lacks' HeLa cells contributed to COVID-19 studies

and how The Lacks Family is

working to reclaim her story

to address vaccine hesitancy.


Submit your questions for our speakers

to answer live, as we unite to end disparities and conquer COVID-19.

REGISTER HERE

FEBRUARY 2021

FEBRUARY 2021

FEBRUARY 2021

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FEATURING 

Keysha Brooks-Coley 

Vice President, Federal Advocacy

& Strategic Alliances

American Cancer Society

Cancer Action Network


Veronica Robinson

Henrietta Lacks' Great-Granddaughter 


 This World Cancer Day,

The Lacks Family

shared updates on the

Henrietta Lacks Enhancing

Cancer Research Act

that was recently signed into law.


Listen to learn more about how her

legacy is driving access for all to

clinical trials and innovations. 

Hear from the advocacy leaders

who led this historic first step

toward health equity during

Black History Month.

WATCH HERE

JANUARY 2021

FEBRUARY 2021

DECEMBER 2020

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FEATURING 

 Dr. Princess Nothemba Simelela Assistant Director-General forStrategic Programmatic Priorities: Cervical Cancer Elimination, World Health Organization 


Veronica Robinson

Henrietta Lacks' Great-Granddaughter 


 This Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, The Lacks Family is proudly going

digital for a Twitter Chat with global leaders, advocates, patients, cervivors,

caregivers and community leaders. 


Veronica Robinson shared how

cervical cancer has impacted her family and how they are working to save lives. 


Follow the conversation at

5 AM ET on Twitter @DrNonoSimelela

to learn more about how the world is uniting to eliminate cervical cancer.

FOLLOW HERE

DECEMBER 2020

DECEMBER 2020

DECEMBER 2020

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FEATURING 

Arthur Gregg

Program Coordinator, Black Greek Letter Consortium (BGLC)

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.


Patricia W. Lattimore

CEO, Delta Research Educational Foundation, AOU NCEP Partner


Jennifer Jones

Program Lead, BGLC


Sindy M. Benavides

CEO, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)


Veronica Robinson

Henrietta Lacks' Great-Granddaughter 


The Lacks Family is CELLebrating the life

of the vibrant woman who unknowingly changed the world with the gift of her immortal HeLa cells, which continue to advance medical breakthroughs - even the current coronavirus studies as the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This Conversation shares resoures and explores finding joy during the holiday season - happy & healthy during COVID-19.  

WATCH HERE

NOVEMBER 2020

DECEMBER 2020

NOVEMBER 2020

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FEATURING 

Dr. Princess Nothemba Simelela 

Assistant Director-General for

Strategic Programmatic Priorities:

Cervical Cancer Elimination,

World Health Organization


Alfred Lacks Carter

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!

WATCH HERE

OCTOBER 2020

DECEMBER 2020

NOVEMBER 2020

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FEATURING 

Dr. Lori Wilson

Chief of Surgical Oncology, 

Howard University 

Metastatic Breast Cancer Thriver


Maimah Karmo

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!  

WATCH HERE

SEPTEMBER 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020

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FEATURING  

Alfred Lacks Carter

Henrietta Lacks' Grandson

Deborah Lacks' Son

President, 

Henrietta Lacks House of Healing


Eboneka Coleman, MPH

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.

WATCH HERE

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


Dr. Francis Collins

Director, National Institutes of Health 


Dr. Ruha Benjamin

Associate Professor, African American Studies, Princeton University


Rebecca Skloot

Author, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 


Helen Wilson-Roe

Black UK Artist


Camille Schrier

Miss America 2020; Bio Chemist 

WATCH HERE

UPCOMING CONVERSATIONS

Check here each month for information on upcoming Centennial Conversation 

topics, speakers and registration. Visit our YouTube Channel to watch on demand.


APRIL 2021

APRIL 2021

APRIL 2021

MAY 2021

APRIL 2021

APRIL 2021

JUNE 2021

APRIL 2021

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JULY 2021

AUGUST 2021

JUNE 2021

AUGUST 2021

AUGUST 2021

AUGUST 2021


Presented In Partnership With

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CELLEBRATE HENRIETTA LACKS

EMAIL: IMPACT@HELA100.ORG

PHONE: 410-864-3510

SOCIAL: @CELLEBRATEHELA

Copyright © 2020 CELLebrate Henrietta Lacks in partnership with The IRIS Collaborative - All Rights Reserved.

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JOIN OUR NEXT CONVO!

March's Centennial Conversation Conquering COVID-19:  Advancing Equity One Year Later 

Featuring Alfred Lacks Carter, Henrietta Lacks' Grandson; Veronica Robinson, Henrietta Lacks' Great-granddaughter; and Dr. Uché Blackstock, Founder & CEO of Advancing Health Equity.

REGISTER HERE

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