Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group

06/18/2026

Abstract Excerpted From: Suzette Malveaux, Immortal Justice: Why the Henrietta Lacks Family Merits Restitution Today, 59 University of California, Davis Law Review 2719 (June 2026) (266 Footnotes) (Full Document) Three quarters of a century have passed since Henrietta Lacks had her cells biopsied fr...

06/10/2026

Doctors stole her cells without telling her. Decades later, those same cells are helping fuel a new race to save patients with rare and deadly diseases. As U.S. regulators move to speed up cutting-edge gene therapies, the story of a young woman from Roanoke — and the cells taken

06/04/2026

We look forward to seeing you on June 13th!

05/31/2026

Grace Hudson Museum’s current exhibit, Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women had a soft opening on May 23rd. The official opening takes place on First Friday, June 5th from 5:00-8:00.

05/27/2026

Members of the Henrietta Lacks Hometown Initiative Committee and the Lacks Family cut the ribbon Friday morning on an informational marker next to a statue of Henrietta Lacks in South

05/21/2026

Marker set to be dedicated at Lacks statue in South Boston

The Henrietta Lacks Hometown Initiative Committee will host a ribbon-cutting event at 9 a.m. Friday for a marker placed at the Henrietta Lacks statue located at Constitution Square in downtown

05/08/2026

BALTIMORE, MD — Johns Hopkins and the Turner-Mahogany Joint Venture team celebrated the topping out of the new Henrietta Lacks Building, marking completion of the structural phase and a significant milestone in the project’s progress. The 33,600-square-foot, four-story facility connects to the h...

04/20/2026

Community College of Baltimore County celebrated the legacy of Turner Station with a reception on Feb. 19.

04/15/2026

"The second bill to pass the House — unanimously — was House Bill 166, the Henrietta Lacks Commission. This bill would preserve the legacy of Henrietta Lacks and the use of HeLa cells."
https://www.avenuenews.com/del-metzgar-s-2026-end-of-session-update/article_62a5695f-96ed-421a-b5f1-c3387f263dc3.html

04/06/2026

Del. Ric Metzgar (R-6) is the sponsor of House Bill 166, which establishes the Henrietta Lacks Commission.