• For the Breast of Us

    BADDIE BLOGS

    Our mission is to empower women of color affected by breast cancer to make the rest of their lives the best of their lives through education, advocacy and community.

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Cristina's Corner
Sharon D. Kidd

With Community, We CAN-CER-vive

Having a community of people who knew exactly what I was saying about my symptoms and did not try to comfort me with toxic positivity was what meant the most to me.

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Monisha Parker with Husband Surviving Breast Cancer Together
New Normal
Monisha Parker

In Sickness and In Health: Fighting Breast Cancer Together

I was diagnosed at the age of 28. At the time of my diagnosis, my husband and I had only been dating a little over a year. There is nothing that could have prepared us for a cancer diagnosis. We went from figuring out what the future had in store to being forced to deal with the realities of our “right now.”

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Health
Daniela Montoya-Barthelemy

My 6 Favorite Ways to Release Shame

Shame has been used to control the minds and bodies of Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color since colonization. It has been passed from one generation to another in many different ways…Life is too short and too difficult to carry around the extra baggage that comes from shame.

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Feature
Keneene Lewis

10 Baddies in Business You Should Know

Women of color are constantly being ignored and underrepresented in all industries and business is no different. This September, For The Breast of Us, focused on #BaddiesinBusiness.

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New Normal
Shoni Brown

A Childless Mother

To the woman whose name isn’t mama, but so desperately wants to be called that beautiful word, Mother.

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