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Paulette Leaphart, a cast member in Beyoncé‘s visual album and artistic triumph Lemonade, left her hometown of Biloxi, Mississippi, on April 30th determined to walk the 1,034 miles to Washington, D.C. — and she did it topless. The daring move was intended to make a statement to Congress about breast cancer. The single mother-of-eight was diagnosed with Stage 2 […]
Paulette Leaphart his finally arrived in Washington D.C. after setting out on a mission to walk from Biloxi, Mississipi, to the Nation’s Capitol to talk about health care reform and raise breast cancer awareness. The breast cancer survivor set foor in D.C. on June 27, just under two months from the day she left home […]
Paulette Leaphart had a double mastectomy in 2014 after being diagnosed with breast cancer. That moment sparked her journey as not only a breast cancer survivor, but an activist. Leaphart decided that her diagnosis would not define her. So she put on her running shoes in an attempt to bring awareness to the fight against cancer. Paulette walked […]
Can we talk? Like, really talk? About breasts! Breast cancer awareness isn’t just reserved for October. Practicing great breast health is a lifestyle and the…
Though many of us overlook breast cancer because it may not be a disease we've personally struggled with, chances are we all know someone who has.
Every family has a health story and in Jacqueline Sheppard’s family cancer is a running theme. For the 38-year-old Maryland mother it’s hard for her…
A huge thanks to everyone who came out to our first-ever “BRA-CAST” at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center yesterday (October 20)! We were able to collect hundreds of bras to pay tribute to all of the victims and survivors of breast cancer. All of the money that was donated will go directly to the Baltimore Cancer […]
Eleven years ago, Shay Sharpe felt a lump on her breast she didn’t quite brush off, but didn’t think it was breast cancer because she was only 26-years-old. Turns out she did. And just a few years after beating the cancer and founding “Shay Sharpe’s Pink Wishes” where she grants wishes of others battling the […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Radio One’s has joined in the fight against this terrible disease. Our mission, this month and beyond, is to Inform, Prevent, and Defeat Breast Cancer. With our #SurvivorSeries, we are highlighting women who are helping win the battle against Breast Cancer. Today’s spotlight is on Marva Williams. Read her […]
