While overall rates of breast cancer in Black and White women are about the same, Black women have a higher mortality rate from breast cancer. This disparity is attributed to several factors, such as genetics, the type of breast cancer many Black women have, and differences in access to healthcare, including early detection and diagnosis. In fact, according to the American Cancer Society, many women with breast cancer have no symptoms. This is why regular breast cancer screening is so important.
Learn more. American Cancer Society Recommendations for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Inform & Inspire™: Baltimore Girls Join Leading Scientists, Environmentalists & The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. in Exploring the Threat of Climate Change
BALTIMORE, MD – June 2015 – Baltimore girls from across the city took part in a hands-on exploration of the threat climate change and pollution pose to pollinators, fish, wildlife and potentially humans during “Inform & Inspire™: An Introduction to the Science of Climate Change” – a workshop The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. (BWA) and its National Collaborating Organizations hosted on Saturday, June 6th on the campus of Morgan State University.
The Black Women’s Agenda Inc. Applauds the U.S. Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Decision
The Black Women’s Agenda Inc. applauds the recent U.S. Supreme Court Affordable Care Act decision. On June 25, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that consumer subsidies can continue flowing through all of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces, effectively wiping away any further threat to the landmark law. In King v. Burwell, the Court held that the Affordable Care Act authorizes tax credits for insurance purchased through the federal insurance marketplace, as well as on state-operated insurance exchanges.
An Open Letter to the Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (National Collaborating Organization), and Charleston Communities:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc., I offer heartfelt prayers and condolences to the AME community and the entire City of Charleston, SC. We are all shocked and saddened by the senseless murders at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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