The Virginia Governor Ralph S. Northam has proclaimed September 23-29 as Henrietta Lacks Legacy Week in the Commonwealth of Virginia. To the the full proclamation visit: https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/proclamations/proclamation/henrietta-lacks-legacy-week.html...

Formation of the Henrietta Lacks Commission is imminent, now that Virginia Senate Bill #171 (presented by Senator William Stanley, District 20) and its companion House Bill #1415 (presented by Delegate James Edmunds, District 60) have received unanimous support from their respective chambers and during the current legislative crossover session. In ...

Henrietta Lacks was honored on Wednesday, Feb. 28 from the floors of the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. At the same time, members of the Henrietta Lacks family, and Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group were recognized by state Sen. William Stanley, and Del. James Edmunds, as part of efforts to bring to fruition the Henrietta...

A cancer science center honoring the memory of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who lived in Clover before her cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line, is on the way to become a reality in Halifax County, and on Wednesday Lacks’ legacy was honored from the floors of the Virginia House...

A cancer science center honoring the memory of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who lived in Clover when her cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line, came one step closer to coming to Halifax County earlier this month when SB 171 passed the full Senate with a unanimous bi-partisan vote of...

In 1951 Henrietta Lacks, who lived in and lies in rest in Halifax County, Virginia, lost her life to cancer. She gifted her unique legacy – The HeLa Cell – to cancer research, transforming the speed and success of cancer treatment. Many of the same factors that affected the course of her life and legacy...