Black History Month at The Gregory School! Online
*PLEASE NOTE - THE NEW DATE IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2022, 6:30PM*
The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks:
Family Reflections on Medical Research, Consent and her "Immortal" Life
The theme of Black History Month 2022 is "Black Health and Wellness" and we begin this month with the "Mother of Modern Medicine" - Henrietta Lacks. Mrs. Lacks was a Black tobacco farmer whose cells, taken without her knowledge or consent in 1951, went on to become the first immortal human cells ever grown in the laboratory. These cells, dubbed HeLa, became one of the most important tools in modern medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization and more. Though she died in 1951, her cells - alive and growing to this day - are still the most widely used in the world. Mrs. Lacks' descendants, Jeri Lacks Whye and David Lacks, Jr., join us to share an intimate portrait of her life and legacy. This event is made possible by the generous support of our Gregory Friends(AALGF) and Prairie View A&M University's College of Nursing. You don't want to miss it!
Related LibGuide: Gregory School Library by David Wilkins
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- Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Show more dates
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- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
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It's Black History Month! "Negro History Week", the brainchild of historian and scholar Dr. Carter G. Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950), was first observed February 7, 1926. The son of enslaved parents, Woodson would matriculate at Berea College, University of Chicago, become the second African American to earn a PhD from Harvard University (WEB DuBois was the first), and have a prolific career at Howard University. In February 1969, students and educators at Kent State University proposed the first Black History Month and celebrated it in February 1970. Join us each week as we continue this time-honored tradition and celebrate Dr. Woodson's vision with an exploration of "Black Health and Wellness", our theme for Black History Month 2022!