Our Mission
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Our organization is dedicated to promoting community education and awareness around the importance of regular health checkups and preventative measures for cancer.
We believe that by infusing entertainment and culture into our outreach efforts, we can make a greater impact and reach more people with our message.
Through our outreach we hope to provide annual scholarships to help support students who are pursuing technical, specialized or vocational degrees/certificates. We recognize that traditional college is not for everyone but it does not mean a person isn't deserving of financial support.
1 in 6
Black men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime.
Black men are 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with—and 2.1 times more likely to die from—prostate cancer than white men.
40%
of black men, 20 years of age & over have hypertension
Resources:
40%
of black men die prematurely from heart disease as compared to 21% of white men
38%
of black men, 20 years of age & older are considered obese