WASHINGTON — Maryland Democrats have introduced legislation honoring Henrietta Lacks’ legacy by examining the access underrepresented groups have to government-funded cancer clinical trials. The Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act directs the Government Accountability Office to publish a report scrutinizing…
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Maryland’s Black History: Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester County, Maryland around the year 1820, according to PBS. While Tubman may be best known for her “Underground Railroad” voyages, she was also an accomplished military leader during the Civil War and a vocal activist…
Maryland’s Black History: Henrietta Lacks
February is #BlackHistoryMonth and many influential African-Americans have called Maryland home, meet Henrietta Lacks. An ordinary woman with extraordinary cells.
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