To justify enslaving black people. Amy the family of Henrietta Lacks, a black cancer patient whose cells were taken by Johns Hopkins University Hospital without her consent in 1951, has settled with Pharmaceutical Company Thermo Fisher scientific. We will speak to university of pennsylvania professor Dorothy Roberts about Henrietta Lacks and other issues including the criminalization of pregnancy following the overturning of roe v. Wade. Then to the pioneering legal school Kimberle Crenshaw about attacks on the teaching of history by Florida Governor and president ial candidate ron desantis and others. Nobody can be surprised when suddenly this effort to snuff out Critical Race Theory turns out to be an effort to make antiracism unspeakable, to make where studies undoable, to make intersectionality, one of the most widespread concepts across the discipline, something that collegedirected students can only take if the states allow them to. Amy we will also talk to Kimberle Crenshaw abou
To justify enslaving black people. Amy the family of Henrietta Lacks, a black cancer patient whose cells were taken by Johns Hopkins University Hospital without her consent in 1951, has settled with Pharmaceutical Company Thermo Fisher scientific. We will speak to university of pennsylvania professor Dorothy Roberts about Henrietta Lacks and other issues including the criminalization of pregnancy following the overturning of roe v. Wade. Then to the pioneering legal school Kimberle Crenshaw about attacks on the teaching of history by Florida Governor and president ial candidate ron desantis and others. Nobody can be surprised when suddenly this effort to snuff out Critical Race Theory turns out to be an effort to make antiracism unspeakable, to make where studies undoable, to make intersectionality, one of the most widespread concepts across the discipline, something that collegedirected students can only take if the states allow them to. Amy we will also talk to Kimberle Crenshaw abou
Arrested, accused of plotting to kill her husband on vacation. Why shes now been released and what her husband is saying about their three young children. Justice for the immortal Henrietta Lacks. Her cancer cells became some of the Building Blocks of modern medicine, but she never gave her permission. Whats happening now , seven decades later . Plus the news overnight about the billion dollar Mega Millions jackpot. And if you didnt win the Mega Millions, the new job, you could have playing uno, its more lucrative than you might think. From abc news in new york, this is america this morning. Good wednesday morning, everyone. Im rhiannon ally and im andrew dymburt. We begin with the new criminal indictment of former President Trump on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. Hes accused of spreading lies about the election and launching a criminal scheme to stay in power. Trump has now been indicted in three cases, including the classified documents case and the one involvin
Tuesday marked what would have been the 103rd birthday of a black woman named henrietta lacks. The virginia native died from cancer more than 70 years ago, never knowing that cells taken from her body without her permission would help save millions of lives. Now after a long battle, her family will finally be paid for her unattended contribution to medical history. Happy this morning. Justice for the family of a black woman who unwittingly became one of the most important figures in modern medicine. Her family finally reaching a settlement with a major Biotech Company. Some measure of respect for henrietta lacks, some measure of dignity for henrietta lacks, its a story 70 years in the making, one that Oprah Winfrey helped tell in the hbo movie the immortal life of henrietta lacks. Go, hela, go, hela. Thats my mother. Everyones saying henrietta lacks, donate it themselves. They took them and didnt ask. In 1951. Lacks checked into Johns Hopkins and was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Dur
Tonight the migrant crisis in new york city is nearing a breaking point with shelters at capacity and Asylum Seekers now being forced to sleep on the streets. Cbs meg oliver is asking the federal government to step in to help. Reporter in midtown manhattan, its a scene of human misery. Asylum seekers sleeping on sidewalks outside of the roosevelt hotel. 36yearold Adrian Daniel jose is among dozens of people waiting to get services, leaving his wife and three kids in venezuela. Reporter your glasses broke. Thats when you were robbed in mexico. So tape is holding your glasses together. And youve arrived here in america with the clothes on your back. From this moment on is downhill. There is no more room. Reporter to reduce the chaos, adams and the mayors of chicago and denver are asking the Biden Administration to expedite work permits for migrants. There has been no comprehensive response yet from the federal government or the states that have the ability to provide the help that is des