Notable African-Americans Who Fought Breast Cancer Pt. 3




Part 3 of our series about notable black people that have fought breast cancer



Ernie Green, retired fullback for the Cleveland Browns, business manufacturer. 
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005.




Shirley Horn, jazz singer and pianist. Passed away from breast cancer in 2005.








Danitra Vance, actress. Known for work on Saturday Night Live.
Passed away from breast cancer in 1994.






Angelena Rice, music teacher, science teacher and mother of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1969. Passed away in 1985.





Margaret Walker, poet and writer. 
Known for the poem For My People. Passed away from breast cancer in 1998.






June Jordan, teacher, novelist, poet and journalist.
Passed away from breast cancer in 2002.







Patricia Roberts Harris, first African-American woman ambassador, 
former Secretary of House and Urban Development, and Health, Education and Welfare. 
Ran for mayor of Washington, DC. Passed away from breast cancer in 1985.



Part 1:  Notable African-Americans who fought breast cancer, pt. 1

Part 2:  Notable African-Americans who fought breast cancer, pt. 2

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