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Mothers In Action and Black Health Matters Host Mobile Screening Event

Devyn Bakewell, Staff WriterApril 7, 2022

On Saturday, April 2, Mothers in Action partnered with Black Health Matters to provide mobile digital mammograms to the Los Angeles community. Screenings were distributed from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the back lot of the Los Angeles Sentinel office, located at 3800 Crenshaw Blvd., in Los Angeles. Explaining why her organization hosted the event, MIA President Tracy Mitchell, stated, “Black women disproportionately get and do not survive breast cancer because it is not detected early enough. “I currently have two people that I consider family that are struggling with the disease right now and I have known quite

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Women’s History Month: California Org Honors Leaders, Discusses Priorities

Charlene Muhammad California Black MediaMarch 17, 2022

The California Black Women’s Collective (CBWC) honored more than 100 Black women leaders from across the state from different professional backgrounds, including media executives, public health professionals, activists, politicians and more.

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LA Mayoral Race: Black Women Leaders Promise to “Provide Cover” for Rep. Karen Bass

Tanu Henry, California Black MediaOctober 7, 2021

California Black Women Collective joined hands on a Zoom call for a meeting to support the mayoral candidacy of the sitting, six-term U.S. Congresswoman.