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The @LacksFamily are helping raise awareness on #CervicalCancer. Taken without her consent, Henrietta Lacks’ cells have contributed to countless medical breakthroughs, including the development of the HPV vaccine, and #COVID19 research.

We will amplify📣 the voices of survivors and families around the world so that no one has to know the feeling of losing a loved one to #cervicalcancer. Get Informed. Get Screened. Get Vaccinated. Will you be at #TealTalk #TwitterChat? who.int/campaigns/cerv…

@CELLebrateHeLa 4 generations of The #LacksFamily came back to #HenriettaLacks’ hometown in #Virginia this weekend to launch the Henrietta Lacks Hometown Initiative w. Alfred Lacks Carter, son of Deborah Lacks & Lawrence Lacks, Henrietta’s only surviving son. #blacklivesmatter #HeLaCells #med

RT to join The @LacksFamily in wishing #HenriettaLacks The Mother of Modern Medicine a Happy 102nd Birthday. Henrietta Lacks’ eldest and only surviving child Lawrence Lacks visited Lackstown where his sister, mother, grandmother & other relatives are laying to rest. #HeLaCells

We are proud to be joined by the @NAACP South Boston at St. Matthew Baptist Church in #HenriettaLacks’ hometown as we Worship in Teal to #EndCervicalCancer. Learn more about the weekends birthday CELLebration at hela100.org as we commemorate her 102nd birthday.

Live from #HenriettaLacks’ hometown in Lackstown, VA twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Glad to see this initiative, Senators @ChrisVanHollen and @SenatorCardin. As when @WHO honored Henrietta Lacks in 2021, it’s deeply important to acknowledge past injustices and advance racial equity in health and science. twitter.com/chrisvanhollen…

Millions of people have benefited from the medical advances and protections derived from Henrietta Lacks’ cells. I’m proud to help lead this effort with Senator @ChrisVanHollen to award the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of the tremendous impact of her life and legacy.

The debt of gratitude we owe Henrietta Lacks can never be fully repaid. But we can work to right this historic wrong and honor her legacy. @SenatorCardin & I intro’d a bill to honor Mrs. Lacks with a Congressional Gold Medal to publicly recognize her contributions to the world.

ICYMI: March is Women's History Month and I wanted to honor a very special woman in history, Henrietta Lacks. Her immortal cells have been responsible for many medical breakthroughs. She deserves the Congressional Gold Medal. @LacksFamily #HenriettaLacks baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md…

The @LacksFamily is thankful to Senator @ChrisVanHollen & @SenatorCardin for recognizing and honoring the legacy of #HenriettaLacks, we #CELLebrate the introduction of a bill to honor our beloved Hennie with a Congressional Gold Medal. #HeLaCells #MD

We CELLebrate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson! Today the United States Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the 116th justice — and the first Black woman — to serve on the top U.S. court. We are inspired by her actions and words!

Do YOU know about the LATEST statues of WOMEN? WE have RECORDED them in OUR unique ongoing UK Statues of Women DATABASE Anne Lister by Diane Lawrenson Emily Davidson @christinesculpt Betty Campbell @UKSculpture Henrietta Lacks by Helen Wilson-Roe HERE pssauk.org/women/

"The World Health Organization's fight against #CervicalCancer comes to Miami's Little Haiti" -By @WLRN @verozaragovia @WHO @pahowho @mauriciomaza @gabbystern @julio_frenk @KobetzErin @SylvesterCancer wlrn.org/news/2022-03-1…

@LacksFamily applauds @RepKweisiMfume on introducing legislation to honor #HenriettaLacks with a Congressional Gold Medal! Watch the full report from @NicoleBakerTV and visit HELA100.org to learn how The Lacks Family is keeping Henrietta Lacks' legacy alive #HeLaCells

@CELLebrateHeLa Rocking the @LacksFamily #HELA100 #HenriettaLacks Commemorative Pin w/ JaiSauna @JLuxJewels honoring one of our favorites - Mr. Lawrence Lacks, Sr. Henrietta Lacks' Eldest Son at his 87th Birthday dinner just last month! #CELLebrate #HenriettaLacks #NationalJewelDay

Today on #NationalJewelryDay we hope you join The Lacks Family as we #CELLebrate #HenriettaLacks. You can grab your commemorative Henrietta Lacks pin and all “Henrietta Lacks” trademarked jewelry, apparel, and printed material EXCLUSIVELY at hela100.org/purchase-with-….

Closing out #InternationalWomensDay honoring #HenriettaLacks the Mother of Modern Medicine for her lasting contributions to this world! May our Hennie's legacy continue to inspire the next generation. #BreakTheBias #womensday2022 #IWD2022

@rochelleriley Thank you for helping The @LacksFamily educate the world on the incontestable impact Henrietta Lacks has left. As The Lacks Family continues to reclaim our narrative we ask those interested in our beloved Hennie's story & our family legacy to visit hela100.org

Thank you so much for this highlight! To learn more about our family efforts to reclaim our family narrative and CELLebrate Henrietta Lacks visit HELA100.org