Maryland Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill To Posthumously Award Congressional Gold Medal To Henrietta Lacks

Lacks was reportedly diagnosed with cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951, WBAL-TV reported. Today, the tissue known as HeLa cells, which were harvested without Lacks’ consent, has been used by researchers to create vaccines for polio, COVID-19 and various cancer treatments. “HeLa cells revolutionized medical research and numerous medical breakthroughs,” Horsford said in […]

Oklahoma Lawmaker Apologizes After Referencing ‘Colored Babies’ During Abortion Bill Argument

A Republican lawmaker in Oklahoma has issued an apology for calling Black and Hispanic children “colored” while arguing in favor of a restrictive abortion bill that eventually passed 80-19, according to The Oklahoman. Oklahoma Rep. Brad Boles was listing off statistics related to the number of abortions that took place in the country and used the […]