What Is Going To Change During Black History Month 2024?

It’s February and here we are with another Black History Month upon us. At least this year, it’s leap year so we have an extra day to what we know as the shortest month of the year. While we appreciate the focus on Black people throughout these 29 days, the harsh reality is that we will still be Black on March 1st. And unless some miraculous science happens in the next 29 days, the dire state of Black Breast Cancer will still be the same on March 1st, too. Let’s take a closer look at the current state of Black Breast Cancer, examining 20 facts that highlight the gravity of this health issue: Black women are more likely than white women to die of breast cancer at any age across any sub-type Black women have the lowest 5-year relative breast cancer survival rate compared to all other racial/ethnic groups for every stage of diagnosis and every breast cancer subtype Black women diagnosed with breast cancer have a 41% higher mortality rate than white women Black women diagnosed with breast cancer have a 39% higher mortality rate than white women Black women diagnosed with breast cancer have a 71% higher relative...