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Last Updated: April 20, 2021
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Radiolab Extra: Henrietta Lacks
Resource Type: Podcast The story of how Henrietta Lacks changed modern science through her cancer cells that was taken and used without her consent. This shows how yet again Black women are not treated as humans by medicine but as objects and products that are used rather than humans. |
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Sloot
Resource Type: Book and a Movie on HBO “The cancer cells of Henrietta Lacks lead to breakthroughs that changed the face of medicine forever. Aided by writer Rebecca Skloot, Deborah Lacks embarks on a quest to learn about the mother she never knew.” |
Death of Black mother after birth of first child highlights racial disparities in maternal mortality.
Chaniece Wallace, an Indianapolis physician, died due to preeclampsia complications two days after she welcomed her daughter, Charlotte. |
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