Highlighted Videos

The Lacks Family tribute to henrietta

A moving tribute to Henrietta Lacks from her 3 sons, grandchildren and great-grand children in honor of her centennial year.

centennial conversation - AUGUST

CLICK HERE TO VIEW this conversation 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

Dr. Roland Patillo, CELLebrate Henrietta Lacks Centennial Commissioner

Dr. Patrice Harris, Immediate Past President, Board of Trustees Member

centennial conversations - NOVEMBER

Featuring Alfred Lacks Carter, Henrietta Lacks' Grandson

and the World Health Organization's

Dr. Princess Nothemba (Nono) Simelela's discussion

on Henrietta's impact and cervical cancer.

A CLOSER LOOK AT MINORITY COMMUNITIES’ COVID-19 VACCINE HESITANCY

Henrietta Lacks' great-granddaughter Veronica Robinson

discusses historical injustices that led to medical mistrust

and her family's work to empower black and brown communities

to get educated on the COVID-19 vaccine to make informed decisions with Chicago's WGN Medical Watch.

HELA UNITE: Reel Talk with The Lacks Family - PLAYLIST

Henrietta Lacks' family is uniting to share with our communities the Reel Talk With The Lacks Family series.

Take 3! Join us as we answer 3 questions in 3 minutes

on Henrietta Lacks' legacy, increasing

COVID-19 vaccine confidence and equity.

HENRIETTA LACKS: the woman with the immortal cells

Featured on the award-winning series, Black History In Two Minutes, concise historical episodes on the African-American experience. Narrated by renowned historian, Henry Louis Gates Jr.