African-American History BooksBooksNon-Black authorThe Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksMeserette KentakeAugust 1, 2014August 1, 2015 by Meserette KentakeAugust 1, 2014August 1, 20150 Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became...
African-American History BooksBooksNon-Black authorThe 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East TexasMeserette KentakeJuly 31, 2014August 1, 2015 by Meserette KentakeJuly 31, 2014August 1, 20150 In late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and...