October as many of you know is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and black women (and even, black men) are underserved when it comes to awareness and treatment of the disease. MadameNoire is no stranger to producing slideshows about women who survived and black celebrities who fought the disease. The best way to continue enlightening the black community is to highlight 10 more black celebrities and public figures who you probably didn’t know battled, survived and in some cases lost their lives to breast cancer.
Edna Campbell, Basketball Player
Campbell’s breast cancer fight is truly inspirational. Not only did she fight and win, but she continued to play basketball despite the disease. And she didn’t stop there. Campbell authored, “The Breast Cancer Recovery Manual” highlighting her personal feat and the recovery process.
