The late Henrietta Lacks was honored by the Virginia General Assembly in February. At the State Capitol for the tribute are, from left, Mrs. Lacks’ granddaughter, Jerri Lacks; Halifax Mayor Kristy Johnson; Matt Leonard, executive director of the Halifax County Industrial Development Authority; Adele Newson-Horst, vice president of the Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group; Courtney Speed of Turner Station, Md.; and family member David Lacks.
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‘Immortal’ Henrietta Lacks to be honored with cancer center
The year was 1951. The place: Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where Henrietta Lacks, a native of Halifax County, Va., sought treatment for cervical cancer.
