"The second bill to pass the House — unanimously — was House Bill 166, the Henrietta Lacks Commission. This bill would preserve the legacy of Henrietta Lacks and the use of HeLa cells."
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"In Baltimore, for example, the legacy of Henrietta Lacks is inseparable from community health programs and community-engaged research."
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"Courtney Speed, a community leader for Turner Station and the Optimist Club of Dundalk’s 2022 Citizen of the Year, began working with Walsh to meet the Lacks family, learn about the community and develop a meaningful experience with Walsh's students."
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"Nina Koyilla, a first-year medical student and another a vice president for the college’s SNMA chapter, said she was particularly inspired by the story of Henrietta Lacks."
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"In the art studio, children collaborated on a colorful mural honoring Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cancer cells were widely used in medical research and led to major scientific breakthroughs."
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