Hazleton Standard Speaker: ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ an extraordinary true story
The Hazleton Art League Book Club discussed Rebecca Skloot’s riveting creative nonfiction book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” at its August meeting. The book was recommended by Anne Snyder.
If you aren’t familiar with HeLa cells, you have to pick up Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, available in paperback now. The book tells the remarkable life story of Henrietta ...
This interview was originally broadcast on . The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is now available in paperback. In 1951, an African-American woman named Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed ...
EURweb: New Trailer: Oprah Winfrey in HBOs’ ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’
*HBO has dropped a first look trailer of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” its upcoming telepic featuring Oprah Winfrey in the lead. It’s the true story of the African-American woman whose cells ...
New Trailer: Oprah Winfrey in HBOs’ ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’
HBO Films announced today that it has acquired the rights to Rebecca Skloot’s non-fiction best seller The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and will develop a film for HBO based on the book. Oprah ...
Rebecca Skloot’s bestselling debut book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the product of more than a decade of research and writing, is the summer reading selection for incoming Smith College ...
The Roanoke Times: May I Recommend: THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
Essence: Oprah to Star and Produce 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'
Oprah is adding another film credit to her resume! The media mogul is set to star in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, reports Variety. Winfrey will play Deborah Lacks the daughter of Henrietta ...
EURweb: Oprah Winfrey to Star in HBO Films’ ‘Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’
*Oprah Winfrey has signed on to play the lead role in HBO Films’ “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” a feature-length adaptation of Rebecca Skloot’s non-fiction best seller about an ...
Oprah Winfrey to Star in HBO Films’ ‘Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’
WBOC: TV Review – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Black History Month)
TV Review – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Black History Month)
Dayton Daily News: Can the 'immortal cells' of Henrietta Lacks sue for their own rights?
A lawyer representing the eldest son and two grandsons of Henrietta Lacks, whose "immortal cells" have been the subject of a best-selling book, a TV movie, a family feud, cutting-edge medical research ...
Can the 'immortal cells' of Henrietta Lacks sue for their own rights?
Henrietta Lacks was born in Roanoke, died in Baltimore — but still lives on today. Cells taken from her cancerous cervix when she was dying in 1951 reproduced ad infinitum, creating an immortal cell ...
WTOP News: Md. congressmen file bill honoring Henrietta Lacks, whose ‘immortal’ HeLa cells have led to medical breakthroughs
Md. congressmen file bill honoring Henrietta Lacks, whose ‘immortal’ HeLa cells have led to medical breakthroughs
National Catholic Reporter: In 2025, the 'immortal' Henrietta Lacks is still receiving her due
Next year will mark 75 years since the death of Henrietta Lacks, whose "immortal" HeLa cells have proved nearly indispensable to modern medicine. Their use was crucial for the development of vaccines ...