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Home / Wellness / General Health / WATCH: Black Community Voices on Lupus and Cancer

WATCH: Black Community Voices on Lupus and Cancer

Join the Choose Healthy Life 2025 National Conclave virtually on Monday, June 23rd at 10:00 a.m. ET! Hear keynote speaker Reverend Al Sharpton and enjoy a special performance by gospel singer JJ Hairston. This event, in collaboration with AstraZeneca’s Accelerate Change Together (ACT) initiative, will present a groundbreaking panel: Community Voices Against Cancer & Lupus with the Black Doctor Foundation and BlackDoctor.org. This conclave focuses on owning your health, celebrating progress, sharing solutions, and building a healthier future for the Black community.

Health leaders, community leaders, and you will come together around our theme, owning your health, to celebrate progress, share solutions, and partner together to keep building a healthier, more equitable future for the Black community. Experience a powerful health channel, presented by the Black Doctor Foundation on lupus and cancer.

A powerful health panel on lupus and cancer will be presented, and amazing health navigators will be honored. Featured panelists include:

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