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 […]
(BPRW) Joint Center Posthumously Presents Secretary of State Colin Powell with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award Military leader recognized for this diplomacy, statesmanship, and service to our nation (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Board of Governors posthumously honored Secretary of State Colin Powell with its highest honor […]
(BPRW) Joint Center Posthumously Presents Secretary of State Colin Powell with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award Military leader recognized for this diplomacy, statesmanship, and service to our nation (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Board of Governors posthumously honored Secretary of State Colin Powell with its highest honor […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, who insisted on an open casket funeral to demonstrate the brutality of his killing. Till was abducted, tortured and killed after witnesses said […]
Silver said it was important that the teen be honored Thursday night, saying “His extraordinary talent commitment and dedication to the game deserved to be recognized on this stage.” During an interview with ESPN, Clarke’s mother Osmine said her son was ready and excited to one day be drafted. “It’s all he talked about, just […]