https://www.blackcancer.co/home daily 1.0 2021-09-10 https://www.blackcancer.co/contact daily 0.75 2020-12-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fdd4549ef735726d240b8d4/1608336731677/J.+Burey+Home+Headshot Contact https://www.blackcancer.co/about daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbef957fa04221c710d1fb9/1606439104553/J.%2BBurey%2BStudio%2BHeadshots%2B%255B1.3%255D.jpg About - About Jodi-Ann Burey As creator, producer and host of Black Cancer, Jodi-Ann Burey (she/her) sought out to create something she wishes she had on her own cancer journey after her spinal tumor diagnosis and resection surgery in 2018. Believing firmly that "nobody should have to scour the internet to find someone like themselves," Jodi-Ann created Black Cancer to support people of color navigating their own cancer journeys. A true multi-hyphenate, Jodi-Ann is a speaker - including TEDx, writer, conversation curator, entrepreneur and educator. On a mission to "disrupt business as usual," Jodi-Ann centers the experiences of historically underrepresented communities and the full intersectionality of who we are. Jodi-Ann holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan. She lives in Seattle with her dog, Bilsky, named after the lead surgeon who removed her spinal turmor. https://www.blackcancer.co/season-1-episode-3 daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fb5299d83a66527c911696f/1606336739070/Ep.%2B3%2BJuliette%2BAustin%2BHeadshot%2B4.jpg Juliette Austin - Episode 3 | Season 1 T rained Self-Preservation Mode —— Juliette Austin Thyroid cancer survivor In this episode, Juliette Austin tells Jodi-Ann about what happened to her when she disclosed her thyroid cancer diagnosis at work nearly a decade ago and just how toxic a reentry process to work can be. This traumatic experience impacted how she, many years later, chose to disclose her cancer survivor experience to Jodi-Ann, despite Jodi-Ann’s own openness in publicly sharing her story. The two exchange tender moments, sharing for the first time what a difference it made in the growth of their friendship to fully see each other. This conversation explores different ways each has learned how to cope, how to decide what to share, and what people often get wrong in trying to help us through our recovery process. Even without chemotherapy and radiation, it can be painful and life-long, with its own path towards acceptance. Who shows up for you and how you show up for yourself makes a big difference on how you choose to survive. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbecece2dd96f5918d48249/1606340328418/Ep.%2B4%2B-%2BSharon%2BEldridge%2BHeadshot%2B%25283%2529.jpg Juliette Austin - Up Next: I’m Not Afraid of Losing Something Now with Sharon Eldridge https://www.blackcancer.co/media-kit daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60848ad3d61c5335204c3a67/1619299077460/Black+Cancer+Media+Kit.png Media Kit https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/61761f83983fec0662283c94/1635131469467/Press+-+Black+Cancer+Square+Post.png Media Kit - Screenings for Cancer Dropped Dramatically During the Pandemic NPR Morning Edition, July 12, 2021 “Trusting yourself, screenings, genetic testing - I think we need as much information as possible, particularly people of color.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbefadee6d49a06bb7f0eef/1607045367169/screen-shot-2020-11-16-at-8.59.03-pm.png Media Kit - Cancer in the Black Community NBC Universal Dallas Fort Worth, November 5, 2020 “I don’t live my life every day as an incident rate. As a statistic. As a mortality rate. And I think that particularly when we talk about people of color – Black folks specifically, how can we elevate our personhood?” – Jodi-Ann Burey Link to transcript https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/61761f66c5788450fbfc1e2d/1635131099004/6d5ac047-179b-4a3f-89e6-61b03691ed81.png Media Kit - The Black Cancer Podcast Centers People of Color Because “Your Life and Trauma Matters” POPSUGAR, October 27, 2020 “It’s important to center Black and brown people and our stories in the cancer narrative because we don’t see it,” Burey told POPSUGAR. “And the more we don’t see it, the more people feel like we can’t be a part of those spaces, and that starts a whole cycle of isolation.” https://www.blackcancer.co/season-1-episode-1 daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbec9d01972c46e3c83c2aa/1606339027220/Ep.+1+-+Shayla+Martin+-+Headshot.jpg Shayla Martin - Episode 1 | Season 1 To Wake Up. To Heal. To Become This Person. —— Shayla Martin Breast cancer survivor In this episode, Jodi-Ann Burey speaks with Shayla Martin, a breast cancer survivor (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma – IDC) whose journey of surviving cancer and her mastectomy has completely changed the trajectory of her life. Shalya provides details on the happenstance way she found her tumor and her path towards treatment. Jodi-Ann and Shayla also discuss passages from Audre Lorde’s book, The Cancer Journals, and how reconstruction has changed her relationship with her body and what it means to face your own mortality. There are many many parts of the cancer journey others do not see and this episode reveals a bit more of what that looks like for Black women. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbecaca4e98326c02f48557/1606339549632/Ep.%2B2%2B-%2BYejin%2BLee%2BHeadshot.jpg Shayla Martin - Up Next: In Defiance of Pain with Yejin Lee https://www.blackcancer.co/season-1-episode-2 daily 0.75 2020-12-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbecc6af81c9a2a0c86d0ca/1606340397171/Ep.%2B2%2B-%2BYejin%2BLee%2BHeadshot.jpg Yejin Lee - Episode 2 | Season 1 In Defiance of Pain —— Yejin Lee Lost her mother to breast cancer In this episode, Yejin Lee tells Jodi-Ann about her mother and losing her to breast cancer during her first undergraduate year at Boston College (where Jodi-Ann and Yejin met) and its impact on her then and now. This conversation hits on hard lessons about how we, as women of color relate to our bodies as we process pain. We explore the blessing and the curse that is our strength, our embodied expectation to be strong, and what it takes to heal. We talk about the 2020 movement for Black lives, the tools we use to grieve, and the power of our voices to survive. You can find Yejin at yejinlee.co. She is an equity informed career coach and non-profit organizational consultant. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbecd509b1ed03538bfe034/1606340397175/Ep.%252B3%252BJuliette%252BAustin%252BHeadshot%252B4.jpg Yejin Lee - Up Next: Trained Self-Preservation Mode with Juliette Austin https://www.blackcancer.co/season-1-episode-4 daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbecf499b1ed03538c041fa/1606340438741/Ep.+4+-+Sharon+Eldridge+with+Mother+in+the+70s.jpg Sharon Eldridge - Episode 4 | Season 1 I’m Not Afraid of Losing Something Now —— Sharon Eldridge Lost her mother and grandmother to cancer In this episode, Sharon Eldridge tells Jodi-Ann about the history of cancer in her family and its impact on how she sees her own health and mortality. Sharon’s grandmother died from stomach cancer when she was just in her 50s. Sharon’s mother, although she beat breast cancer a decade prior, also lost her life to colon cancer in her 50s. How do we pursue living full lives when we expect cancer to find us along our paths? It just might free you more than you think. This conversation explores the ways the process of understanding who we were when trauma entered our lives and how we can look back on ourselves with grace. Sharon also shares how having the bottom fall out from under you becomes the fuel for living a fearless life — for yourself and others. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbed062e18c5c478ee19a9b/1606340902954/Ep.%2B5%2B-%2BErika%2BStallings%2BHeadshot.jpg Sharon Eldridge - Up Next: I Want Black Women to Have More Choices with Erika Stallings https://www.blackcancer.co/season-1-episode-5 daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbed169645712565420a11f/1606340977522/Ep.+5+-+Erika+Stallings+Headshot.jpg Erika Stallings - Episode 5 | Season 1 I Want Black Women to Have More Choices —— Erika Stallings BRCA2 gene mutation carrier and cancer previvor In this episode, Erika Stallings, a New York based attorney, writer and BRCA awareness advocate, shares her story about uncovering her BRCA2 gene mutation in her 20s, the importance of medical literacy — even with financial resources and social capital, and her journey to a preventative mastectomy. Quick genetics breakdown – BRCA is just an abbreviation for BReast CAncer gene. Everyone has the BRCA 1 and 2 gene, but it’s the mutation of these genes that can mean it’s more likely you will get breast cancer, get it early and pass it along genetically to your children. This is the relationship between Erika’s mother’s cancer and Erika’s own previvor experience. This episode was recorded a few days after learning about Chadwick Boseman’s tragic passing due to Stage 4 colon cancer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbed241eaf37e3b648172c4/1606341826764/Ep.%2B6%2B-%2BErin%2BDouglas%2BHeadshot%2B%25282%2529.jpg Erika Stallings - Up Next: She Wasn’t By Herself with Erin Douglas https://www.blackcancer.co/season-1-episode-6 daily 0.75 2020-12-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbed52461e25426e11f92a9/1606341941990/Ep.+6+-+Erin+Douglas+Headshot+%282%29.JPG Erin Douglas - Episode 6 | Season 1 She Wasn’t By Herself —— Erin Douglas Caregiver for her mother’s cancer journey In this episode, photographer Erin Douglas shares a perspective we don’t often get to hear from when it comes to cancer narratives: the caregiver. Specifically, the family member who re-prioritizes their lives so that they can put the needs of their loved one first. That’s what Erin did for her mother, who is recovering from a recent, second instance of cancer. Between living at the hospital and staying by her side at home, Erin hadn’t slept in her own bed for six months. There is one thing Erin did keep going during her stay at the hospital: The Black Burner Project. Check out Erin’s Burning Man photography on Instagram and do yourself a favor - look up her feature about her work in Essence Magazine. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbed62a3c6ccf69f3460112/1606342414578/Ep.%2B7%2B-%2BFrantz%2BBerthaud%2BHeadshot%2B%25281%2529.jpg Erin Douglas - Up Next: The Malignancy of Both with Frantz Berthaud https://www.blackcancer.co/season-1-episode-7 daily 0.75 2021-01-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbed6a318e72e5fdbbed1c5/1606342314388/Ep.+7+-+Frantz+Berthaud+Headshot+%281%29.jpg Frantz Berthaud - Episode 7 | Season 1 The Malignancy of Both —— Frantz Berthaud Lost his sister to breast cancer and found his life’s work fighting it In this episode of Black Cancer, Frantz Berthaud, whose professional life as an Administrative Director at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and personal life collide. This episode is titled “The Malignancy of Both” because Frantz and I discuss the malignancy of racism and what our world could look like if we attacked it with the level of rigor we do cancer. We also talk about his journey with his sister’s triple negative breast cancer, its malignancy, and the tools his sister sent for him to change the course of cancer for other women of color like her. Just like all the other episodes this season, we recorded this interview during the COVID-19 pandemic. This becomes our entry point into talking about racism in the workplace and in our healthcare system. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5fbed74cf3de5e49b54bacf0/1606342522436/Ep.%252B8%252B-%252BJared%252BSchueren%252BHeadshot.jpg Frantz Berthaud - Up Next: I Can’t Be the Only One Who’s Going Through This with Jared Schueren https://www.blackcancer.co/janiceomadeke daily 0.75 2021-01-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/5ff2d3b8dac66e1e161b8cbc/1610859081432/S2%2BE1%2B%257C%2BJanice%2BOmadeke%2BPhoto.jpg Janice Omadeke - Episode 1 | Season 2 The Greatest Ode to Her Sacrifice —— Janice Omadeke Lost her mother to cancer and found her purpose through the grief Our guest on today’s show is Janice Omadeke, the Founder and CEO of The Mentor Method, who found herself accelerating her business and managing the grief of her mother’s passing to pancreatic cancer at the same time. In this episode, we talk about our duty as the children of immigrants to actualize more than what our parents dreamed of for our lives, how we at times must split ourselves to be strong, and the arduous, but necessary processes of grief. Grief how it looks, feels, and sounds like to us. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60071f4d5cd102041ec57e9d/1611358994599/Kavita%252BJackson%252B-%252BHeadshot%252B1.jpg Janice Omadeke - Up Next: What We Do For Our Bodies with Dr. Kavita Jackson https://www.blackcancer.co/dr-kavita-jackson-md daily 0.75 2021-03-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6003c4782379c17f2a0f67c6/1611079097340/Kavita+Jackson+-+Headshot+3.jpg Dr. Kavita Jackson, M.D. - Episode 2 | Season 2 What We Do For Our Bodies —— Dr. Kavita Jackson, M.D. Breast cancer warrior M.D. Our guest on today’s episode is Dr. Kavita Jackson - breast cancer warrior M.D. We talk about her experience from launching her career as an emergency room physician to facing Stage 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma - breast cancer. A mother of two small children, the daughter of immigrants from India. She draws on the strength of those who support her to navigate treatment and her relationship with her body. We work through understanding that our mind and our bodies - they’re fighting the same war. To heal ourselves. After the credits, stay on for a few more moments to listen to Dr. Jackson and I discuss cancer swag, the concept of corporate pink washing, and negotiating potential silver linings - if we can call them that - to our respective cancer journeys. Follow our conversation: How our immigrant parents raise the bar for our possibilities (11:30) Dr. Jackson uncovers her fears about chemotherapy (22:22) Learning about what justice and equity look like in our bodies (53:34) Just a heads up. This conversation was recorded before the death of Dr. Susan Moore. The physician who, before she succumbed to COVID-19, posted videos online about the racism she experienced by the hospital team where she was being treated. I say this because we touch on a few topics in this conversation that we would have likely brought that up. We’re not NOT talking about it. When these conversations are recorded and when they’re posted may be achronological with current events. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/600b76718fa1e830a2ed5207/1614198063223/Season%2B2%2BEpisode%2BRecaps%2B%25282%2529.jpg Dr. Kavita Jackson, M.D. - Up Next: Am I Going To Die Today? with Dr. Virtaj Singh, M.D. https://www.blackcancer.co/marissa-thomas daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6036ae4fc61e68159e19861c/1614197359366/unnamed-4.jpg Marissa Thomas - Episode 7 | Season 2 Holding Space for Yourself —— Marissa Thomas Breast cancer survivor and Co-Founder of For the Breast of Us Our guest on today’s episode is Marissa Thomas, breast cancer survivor (stage 2 estrogen positive) and founder of For the Breast of Us, a breast cancer community for women of color. You know, after I received my diagnosis, it took a few weeks before I texted my doctor, “wait, do I have cancer?” It was after that I started to search for online cancer forums - of any kind, to help make sense of my experience. And, let me tell you, ah - it provided so much relief. Well, up until a point. Being a woman of color is always the lens through which I experience the world and I just couldn’t find anything - anything at all, that could meet me there. I’m so glad For the Breast of Us exists now, because I for sure could have used it back then. A space, similar to this podcast, to be in community with other folks of color grappling with the intricacies of grief, support, and needing to be seen in a system that wasn’t designed to see us. Where else but on our platforms can you engage in a conversation about how lotion saves lives? You’ll have to wait for the last third of the show to get that! P.S. There’s a story at the end where I basically admit that I’m a terrible human being. Don’t come for me. We all have our journey towards growth and enlightenment. Highlights from our conversation: Figuring out whether to disclose racial microaggressions with your providers (10:25) Marissa shares about meeting Cristina, another young mother battling cancer (40:59) Navigating her cancer journey with a teenaged son (1:04:53) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6036b09ecc634a733ae7df9d/1614204491692/Season%2B2%2BEpisode%2BRecaps-4.jpg Marissa Thomas - Up Next: It’s Not Enough To Say We Survived with Darcie Green https://www.blackcancer.co/michelle-audoin daily 0.75 2021-03-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/600f515cd84aa4743c99a14f/1611616621676/Michelle%2BA.%2BHeadshot%2B%25234.jpg Michelle Audoin - Episode 4 | Season 2 Proud/Beautiful —— Michelle Audoin Living with metastatic breast cancer as a mother and an advocate Michelle’s journey with her body and her breasts started when she was just 14 years old. How do those moments of fright and trauma come back to us years later? What do we learn about not only accepting our bodies, but defending our bodies against racism articulated as disbelief and erasure? Well, it’s a journey. And you can learn more about Michelle’s journey and how she created the Breast Recognition Project—a beautiful catalogue of the mastectomy scars of women of color… in just a few moments. But before we get started, I have to remind you to check the show notes for links to these amazing photos and the stories of the women. Here’s an overview of our conversation: Michelle recounts the impact of finding a lump in her breasts at age 14 (10:40) "I don't care what you say, the breasts need to go" - Michelle after her first diagnosis (31:15) Michelle dreams up the Breast Recognition Project and brings it to life (52:07) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/601b0fe51cde247e78f11a33/1612386352174/Season%252B2%252BEpisode%252BRecaps-5.jpg Michelle Audoin - Up Next: Nobody But Me with Angelica Garcia https://www.blackcancer.co/angelica-garcia daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/601b032d4fc4641a85a196fd/1612383033582/Season%2B2%2BEpisode%2BRecaps-5.jpg Angelica Garcia - Episode 5 | Season 2 Nobody But Me —— Angelica Garcia Thyroid cancer survivor On today’s show, Angelica Garcia joins me to talk about self-advocacy as women of color and how sustaining that work needs to be. For ourselves and for our familes in the US and abroad. We learn about Angelica through her experiences caring for her cousin’s cancer journey in the US, her father’s cancer journey in Colombia, and then her own years old cancer scare coming back to haunt her - right at the start of a pandemic. Where do we put our energy and focus as we navigate the challenges in our lives? How do we integrate our identities with our traumas? Follow our conversation: How sharing our stories connects us with others (8:06) Angelica finds out she had to have her thyroid removed (27:47) Finding out that her father was sick with cancer in Colombia (50:50) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6026f43c5fae92311899dcb8/1613165687246/Angela+T.+2.jpg Angelica Garcia - Up Next: My Desire is to Stay Here with Angela Thomas https://www.blackcancer.co/angela-thomas daily 0.75 2021-02-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6026f0efb90ec20988e0fe61/1613164789831/Angela%2BT.%2B1.jpg Angela Thomas - Episode 6 | Season 2 My Desire is to Stay Here —— Angela Thomas B-cell lymphoma cancer survivor Our guest on today’s episode is Angela Thomas, a nurse, mother and woman of faith who laced up her gloves and kicked cancer in the ass. What I love about being a person of color is our rich tradition of storytelling. It’s alive in our communities and most importantly, keeps our communities alive. Angela’s storytelling grounds us in the value of time. We interrogate the notion of “leaving everything up to God” and how that works alongside using her faith, we talk about her path to diagnosis, the actual logistics of preparing for the worst, learning to say no, our hair, our dreams, and so much. So much more. You’re in for a treat until the very end. Before we get started, just a heads up. This was recorded in Decemeber 2020 a time when we were both still really impacted by Dr. Susan Moore’s experience battling COVID-19. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6036cfc19a37060cd56872ee/1614204902950/unnamed-4.jpg Angela Thomas - Up Next: Holding Space for Yourself with Marissa Thomas https://www.blackcancer.co/dr-virtaj-singh-md daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6036bc5409a0342cd4003057/1614199897773/Season%2B2%2BEpisode%2BRecaps%2B%25282%2529.jpg Dr. Virtaj Singh, M.D. - Episode 3 | Season 2 Am I Going To Die Today? —— Dr. Virtaj Singh, M.D. Physiatrist who partnered with Jodi-Ann on her diagnosis and treatment journey Welcome to Black Cancer. I’m creator and host, Jodi-Ann Burey. And this episode, well, I’m kinda the guest too? A little yes and no. Today’s guest is Dr. Virtaj Singh, M.D. He’s my physiatrist, who also has a sub specialty in pain. After two years in and out of doctor’s offices, I found myself in his, and a year later, he’s the one who ordered the MRI that found the tumor in my spine. This is the first episode of Black Cancer that’s about my own story. It’s also the first episode that does a really deep dive on a diagnosis journey. Mine. And I hope this can be an offering that finding a care provider that provides, well… care… is possible. Normally, when I title each episode, I use an illustrative phrase from one of our guests. But this time, the title, “Am I Going to Die Today?” came from me. In editing this episode, I realized how many times I looked to Dr. Singh to answer that question. I realized how many times I had to sincerely ask myself that question. Is the tumor going to kill me? Is the surgery going to kill me? Is this depression going to cause me to kill myself? Are the cops, when encountering a women crying about all these questions swarming her head, going to kill me first? Fearing for our bodies and our right to live seems to be the condition of Black life. And I am tired. How Dr. Singh has and continues to show up for me gives my mind a place to rest. He’s someone I can trust. Who - as you will see - says things straight. And who has my back. Get it? Spine joke. Here’s an overview of our conversation: How racism might have impacted Jodi-Ann’s path to diagnosis (9:01) What happened when Jodi-Ann stopped going to Dr. Singh’s clinic (24:43) How the healthcare industry needs to confront racism systemically (1:18:31) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6036bee2dace0f60d1939317/1614200552819/Michelle%2BA.%2BHeadshot%2B%25233.jpg Dr. Virtaj Singh, M.D. - Up Next: Proud/Beautiful with Michelle Audoin https://www.blackcancer.co/darcie-green daily 0.75 2021-09-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6036c82a77499c4bd702ae69/1614202929197/Season%2B2%2BEpisode%2BRecaps-4.jpg Darcie Green - Episode 8 | Season 2 It’s Not Enough to Say We Survived —— Darcie Green Daughter, Advocate, and Executive Director of Latinas Contra Cancer Our guest on today’s episode is Darcie Green, who brings multiple identities to our conversation today. She’s the daughter of a survivor, care giver, advocate, activist and the Executive Director of Latinas Contra Cancer. Latinas Contra Cancer is an organization with a mission to create an inclusive health care system that provides services to the underserved Latino population around issues of breast and other cancers. She’s incredibly smart, so funny, and we had A LOT to talk about. This is the last episode of Season 2 of Black Cancer, and it exemplifies everything we’ve talked about on this platform AND more - more like understanding cancer through a social justice lens, examining the disproportionate philanthropic funding for organizations led by people of color and what our communities STILL do despite structural under-resourcing that determines our health. P.S. This episode aired the day the United States surpassed 500,000 COVID-19 deaths—half a million people. Disproportionately Black and Brown people. The racial inequities of the life-saving vaccine roll out was absolutely top of our minds - which is why this conversation started A BIT before I even had my microphone set up for our recording! hahaha. You won’t want to miss a single moment of this episode. It’s truly a master class in understanding so many dynamics of cancer care - and what we can learn about the interconnectedness of what care can look like for all our people. And as always, check out the show notes for links to what we talked about. Here’s my conversation with Darcie: Darcie shares about how her father's journey grounded her work in community health advocacy (47:51) The strengths and expertise in self and communal advocacy already held in our communities (1:12:00) Disproportionality in funding and support for organizations led by and that serve communities of color (1:36:53) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6036cc7438d4d95a0457ce89/1614204025963/Ep.%252B1%252B-%252BShayla%252BMartin%252B-%252BHeadshot.jpg Darcie Green - Episode Rewind: To Wake Up. To Heal. To Become This Person. with Shayla Martin https://www.blackcancer.co/listen-now daily 0.75 2021-04-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60862bc5add90d796fc85c01/1619405855201/Website+Covers+for+Listen+Now+%283%29.png Listen Now - Dinner https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60862c57b3d6842ee7fad843/1619405996389/Website+Covers+for+Listen+Now+%284%29.png Listen Now - Drinks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60862b5e79061c4ec4a8d032/1619405704356/Website+Covers+for+Listen+Now+-+Spotify Listen Now - Lunch https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60862a4db3d6842ee7faaf9c/1619405538194/Website+Covers+for+Listen+Now+-+Apple Listen Now https://www.blackcancer.co/kimyoung daily 0.75 2021-09-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60d01ae9871e18034eb63569/1631263284326/20210526_181908.jpg Kim Young - Episode 1 | Season 3 We Did It Together As A Family —— Kim Young Caregiver to mother’s battle with multiple myeloma Our guest on today’s episode is Kimberly Young, who led the team of her siblings and family members to support her mother’s journey with multiple myeloma. We talk about her mother’s diagnosis journey and faith works in tandem with the process. What most moved me about Kim’s story is the love and closeness of her family, which only amplified as they navigated a time of crisis. Kim works for one of the biggest health insurance companies in the United States, so she shares her perspective on navigating the health insurance process and finding organizations offering financial resources and social support that insurance can’t fully cover. To honor her mother’s legacy, Kim continues to work as a cancer advocate in faith-based organizations. This will be the first of two episodes this season focused on multiple myeloma. Thank you to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for your sponsorship and support of this special series. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/613e5ef8851ad7779b3ce2d5/1631477522462/S3E2+-+Kelvin+Yates.jpeg Kim Young - Up Next: I Don’t Have Any Limitations with Kelvin Yates https://www.blackcancer.co/kelvinyates daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60e7f3f081471576eaedf419/1626159414035/S3E2+-+Kelvin+Yates.jpeg Kelvin Yates - Episode 2 | Season 3 I Don’t Have Any Limitations —— Kelvin Yates Multiple myeloma survivor and advocate Our guest on today’s episode is Kelvin Yates, who uses his experiences living with multiple myeloma to advocate for change in his community. He’s a father, husband, son, hobby woodworker, and a survivor — and surviving in ways that continues to make a big impact on me. Of all the people I’ve met through this podcast, Kelvin was the first person who also heard the word “PARALYSIS” when he found out about his condition and faces the ongoing neuropathy. And for those who face neuropathy or loves someone with neuropathy, I have something special for you. So much so that for the first time in Black Cancer history, I’m putting out a featurette later this week, where Kelvin and I just talk about neuropathy. So stay tuned for that! On this episode, Kelvin shares more about his diagnosis path and how he found inspiration in his own story to grow in his advocacy. Today is our second and final episode this season that highlights multiple myeloma. Thank you to the Leukemia & Lymphomas Society for making these past two episodes possible and for all the work you do to support individuals and families navigating multiple myeloma. You can learn more at lls.org/myeloma-link. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/613e5f415e9ca8493887d717/1631477585677/S3E3+-+Tamika+Felder.png Kelvin Yates - Up Next: I’m About That Life with Tamika Felder https://www.blackcancer.co/tamikafelder daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60e7f54f97884458c9a2bbbb/1626853454753/S3E3+-+Tamika+Felder+Yellow+Bkgrd.jpg Tamika Felder - Episode 3 | Season 3 I’m About That Life —— Tamika Felder Cervical cancer survivor, advocate, non-profit founder, & author Our guest on today’s episode is Tamika Felder. Tamika is a successful nonprofit founder, a cancer advocate, an award-winning director, an inspiration leader, and so much more. Her organization is called Cervivor and it’s a movement to end cervical cancer. You can learn more at cervivor.org. Tamika was diagnosed with cervical cancer over 20 years ago - and has been unstoppable building her dreams. Her courage, wisdom, and spark are absolutely contagious. The author of "Seriously, What Are You Waiting For? 13 Actions To Ignite Your Life & Achieve The Ultimate Comeback," Tamika empowers everyday people to bounce back by equipping them with tools to find perspective after tragedy and loss. You will absolutely want to take notes and set aside some time for reflection after this. I am still beaming with everything she shared! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60e7f499d93aeb546a158a71/1626854949601/S3E_%2B-%2BLauren%2BTarpley%2B2.jpg Tamika Felder - Up Next: I’m Going to Tell Him Everything with Lauren Tarpley https://www.blackcancer.co/laurentarpley daily 0.75 2021-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/60f7d1d3fb97ec3952f8b68b/1630603730355/S3E_+-+Lauren+Tarpley+2+%281%29.jpg Lauren Tarpley - Episode 4 | Season 3 I’m Going to Tell Him Everything —— Lauren Tarpley Breast cancer patient, mother, wife, & advocate Our guest on today’s episode is Lauren Tarpley. At the time of this recording, Lauren was about a third of the way through her chemotherapy treatment. For the breasties out there, Lauren is BRCA-, HER2+ and hormone receptor negative. She’s a wife with a toddler and because of her cancer diagnosis, she also has “three little boys in the freezer” - her description not mine. Lauren and I talk about her diagnosis path and what it means (for both of us) to be in a statistically unlikely situation. You’ll hear us talk a lot about AYA cancers - an acronym for adolescent and young adult, which is a cancer experience Lauren elevates on her platform. We also talk about decision-making for her family planning - specifically navigating this as a young adult. Just a heads up - we have a mic switch just a few minutes in. We are trying to make this podcast during a pandemic, so thanks so much for understanding! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/613e5f7f746ee6059f32ca48/1631477672391/Kandis+Draw+%281%29.jpg Lauren Tarpley - Up Next: You Have To Do It Afraid with Kandis Draw https://www.blackcancer.co/kandis-draw daily 0.75 2021-09-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/6139d2fbd3e2a13c4d7028bb/1631476911447/Kandis%2BDraw%2B%25282%2529.jpg Kandis Draw - Episode 5 | Season 3 You Have To Do It Afraid —— Kandis Draw National cancer advocate, pianist, writer, & caregiver to her mother who passed from ovarian cancer Our guest on today’s episode is Kandis Draw, a cancer advocate, pianist and writer. I think many, not all, but many adult children know they’ll have to take care of their parents at some point in their lives. At some point your parents will get sick. At some point your parents will need help. At some point, we - the adult children, enter into what they call the “sandwich generation” - middle aged adults who are simultaneously taking care of aging parents and their own children. But we all don’t get sandwiched in that way. Sometimes this thing that might happen to our parents at some point in the future, is happening now. A few years ago, Kandis Draw, when she was just 30 years old, found herself in between jobs with a full-time job of taking care of her mother, who received an unexpected diagnosis of Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer, and taking care her younger siblings. Like many caregivers, it’s easy to lose yourself in the shuffle. In this episode, we talk about the work - THE WORK of caregiving and how Kandis turned that work into a mission - serving now as a national advocate for the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. We also discuss genetic testing, support groups for caregivers and much more. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/613e5e1481110d39d1d29d82/1635146683903/EricPayneHost.jpg Kandis Draw - Up Next: Season 3 Episode 6 with Eric Payne https://www.blackcancer.co/guide daily 0.75 2021-11-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa7ff75fff4fb6b82672b8a/t/61817a83f93e5071af1848bc/1635880179433/POPSUGAR+article+picture.jpg Episode Guide - Where should I start? There are so many stories on Black Cancer it might be hard to listen to them all!