Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group

08/26/2026

The 16th annual Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture honors the enduring legacy of Mrs. Lacks and her impact on science, ethics, and community health

08/26/2026

"Current projects include Eager Landing, a 54-unit residential development in the 1700 block of E. Chase Street, and the Henrietta Lacks Building, a multidisciplinary hub for medical research under construction at Ashland and Rutland avenues."

As of Sept. 1, the Baltimore Development Corporation will supplant East Baltimore Development Inc. as the lead organization overseeing revitalization efforts in the 88-acre East Baltimore renewal area north of Johns Hopkins Hospital.

07/16/2026

The anniversary event featured the unveiling of a new wax figure honoring Shirley Chisholm and the reintroduction of the Henrietta Lacks wax figure.

07/10/2026

Hello from the 43rd Anniversary of the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum!

07/09/2026

Ukiah’s Grace Hudson Museum screens docudrama on the life—and death— of Henrietta Lacks

Starring Oprah Winfrey as Henrietta’s daughter, the film ties in with the museum’s exhibit on portraits of daring women.

07/05/2026

He provided the first convincing evidence that cancerous tumors develop from a single mutated cell and later helped expose contamination by cells taken from Henrietta Lacks.

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.