“In Honor of Henrietta Lacks”

This web project was my first website that I have ever coded. I utilized HTML and CSS to code my website which I was learning over the course of 6 weeks. It was initially hard to code in a way that would lead to a satisfying result on my website, however with guidance from my peers, instructor, and my own resources I was able to create the final product which I am very proud of.

The focus of our websites was research and bring light to an underrated woman in history. I decided to research on Henrietta Lacks because her case is one of many that represents the disparities in the health field when it comes to black people. Lacks' cells were used in order to advance the medical field without her or her family's consent. Despite the huge impact her cells made, it took very long for Lacks to even get acknowledged as the woman behind these cells. The mistreatment of black people in the medical field is very brushed aside and needs to be addressed more. Black people should be able to feel secure in the fact they will be treated fairly and equally while fully being in the know during their time at any hospital. I wanted my project to be able to not only inform about how much a black woman has shaped the medical industry and to leave feeling not only informed, but thinking deeper about Lacks' story and how prevalent it is today.

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