Twenty-Five or Six to Four

Son David Lacks, of ‘The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks,’ will appear at JCCC Feb. 21

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“What is it like to know that cells from your mother were taken without her consent to create a global strain of cells used the world over?

David ‘Sonny’ Lacks will answer that question and more when he visits JCCC.

In an Actor’s Studio-like conversation at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in Polsky Theater in the Carlsen Center, he’ll discuss his mother, Henrietta Lacks, a poor tobacco farmer and the title character of the non-fiction book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

The event is free, and the public is invited to attend.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is the 2012-2013 Common Read selection at JCCC. Students from Composition I classes were assigned the book, as were students from the dental hygiene and practical nursing programs.

Sonny Lack’s appearance is also part of the college’s Scholar-in-Residence program, designed to bring visiting scholars to students, faculty and the public. It is co-sponsored by the English and Journalism division.

Read more about the event here.”

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