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Podcast: On The Issues With Michele Goodwin
Episode: Her Body Was Not Yours to Take: The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks (with Alfred Lacks-Carter, Jr.)
Description: Happy Juneteenth! In this episode, we commemorate Juneteenth with a special focus on Henrietta Lacks, and an exclusive interview with her grandson Alfred Lacks Carter, Jr. From the polio vaccine to IVF and COVID-19 vaccines, we owe so many of our medical developments from the past 50 years to one woman—a woman whose cells were taken and used without her permission, let alone compensation. In this riveting episode, Lacks Carter shares an intimate family portrait of his grandmother, turning pain into purpose.   Joining us in this Juneteenth commemoration is a very special guest: Alfred Lacks Carter...