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Meet two doctors continuing to fight cancer under Stuart Scott’s legacy

(L to R) Gianna Hammer (PhD) and Donita Brady (PhD) are two of the 24 researchers to receive grants through the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund.

Stuart Scott owned a passionate voice for improving outcomes for minorities with cancer.

Scott was so passionate in his beliefs that after his death in 2015, the V Foundation and family members representing him founded the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund. The fund allocates dollars to minority researchers fighting cancer in minor
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Many minorities still don’t participate in clinical trials, but changing the narrative can save lives

While African-Americans are diagnosed with more advanced cancer, they are among the least likely to participate in clinical trials for medication, which would help alleviate this issue.

ESPN’s 2022 V Week runs through Dec. 11. During the fundraiser for cancer research, Andscape is resurfacing previously written articles and telling stories about early detection, clinical trial studies, and research in minority communities. ESPN hopes to raise funds and awareness about the important cause champi
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Michael Jordan’s $7 million health care donation has made Charlotte residents very happy

Michael Jordan speaks to the crowd at halftime during their game against the Duke Blue Devils at the Dean Smith Center on March 4, 2017 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

When 47-year-old Carla Ford-Johnson was raising her three sons, access to medical care was not an issue for her. She and her husband at the time were both employed and had health insurance. But now, although she does not have small children, the Charlotte, North Carolina, resident has concerns about today’s health care crisis.

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This holiday season learn how many black women are suppliers of food for their babies

L to R. Joi Miller (Justice), Shalandus Garrett (Logan) and Jessica Fitzgerald-Torry (Legend) are family members with new babies who all opted to breast feed their children for either a short duration or the long haul.

When Melanie Jones, the new mother (age 36) and science teacher found out she was pregnant with her now 2-year-old daughter Maycen, the decision she and her husband Ted made to opt for breastfeeding was a no-brainer, as long as her body would allow. They later welcomed a second d

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For Deion Sanders, a suicide attempt led him to the Lord

A look at the intersection of sports, faith and religion

He had won two Super Bowls and appeared in a World Series. He’d become a father, made a lot of money, even released an album.

Yet in 1997 at the prime of it all, he drove his car off a cliff, ready to die.

His marriage to his first wife Carolyn Chambers and mother of his two oldest children (Deion Jr. and Deiondra) was ending. “I was going through the trials and tribulations of life. I was pretty much running on fumes,” he said. “I was
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Michael Vick’s next chapter includes forgiving himself and guiding young athletes

Former Atlanta Falcons player Michael Vick walks on the field prior to the game against the New Orleans Saints at the Georgia Dome on January 1, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.

A normal day in the life of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick is spent with family, maybe indulging in some golf and during this time of year taking in some NBA playoff games.

“I wake up and I try to handle all my business by 2 o’clock. I’m golfing from 3 to 5, maybe practicing some short game, trying to get better as a gol
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UFC’s Daniel Cormier used family tragedies to fuel his rise to light heavyweight champion

Every morning at 6:30, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier travels about 20 minutes from Gilroy, California, to San Jose, California, to begin his training.

“It’s crazy,” Cormier said of his training schedule. “I do something in the morning at 7 a.m. Either running, hitting pads, sitting in the sauna. Then I train again at noon. Then I get a break until 7 o’clock at night. I train three times a day some days, two times a day some days. I look forward to Sundays when I have a rest day,
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The Grizzlies’ — and Memphis’ — grit and grind

Born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and raised in Indianapolis, the Grizzlies franchise player and floor general says Memphis suits him. “You can float under the radar when things aren’t going well — and when things are going good, you still float under the radar.” The fourth pick in the 2007 NBA draft, Conley has spent his entire NBA career with the team. “It’s more intimate … more, me,” Conley says. “I’m low-key, low maintenance. You don’t have as many people you reach … as opposed to when you go

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Meet Angel Rich, the entrepreneur whose app tackles financial literacy for youth

Financial literacy among youth is a necessity in today’s global world. To meet that need, entrepreneur and Washington, D.C., native Angel Rich has turned her passion into an app, and she’s getting recognized for it.

Rich, a Hampton University graduate, developed Credit Stacker, an app that teaches students about personal finance, credit management and entrepreneurship through games and simulation exercises. She’s won business competitions and has been featured in Forbes and mentioned by former
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Nadia Hamilton was inspired to launch MagnusCards by her brother with autism

When 30-year-old app designer Nadia Hamilton was growing up, she noticed that her younger brother Troy, who was and is living with autism, needed support in completing everyday tasks. Brushing teeth and getting dressed were especially difficult.

Troy would go into the bathroom to pick up his toothbrush but would wait for family members to prompt him on the next task.

“OK, step one, you’re going to put the toothpaste on your toothbrush. Step two, then you’re going to do this and that and this a
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Figgers Communication is sending satellite phones to help families affected by the hurricanes

From the moment Freddie Figgers found out about the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, he knew he had to step in and do something. So the 28-year-old founder and owner of Figgers Communication sent Puerto Rico 500 satellite phones with unlimited calls, texts and data.

“The hurricane destroyed the entire island’s telecommunications network,” Figgers said. “We’re trying to do all we can to help these families communicate with each other, especially their loved ones.”

Figgers Commun
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This man’s software company is one of the fastest growing in the U.S.

Meet Jibril Sulaiman. His story is the backdrop of the Drake lyric “started from the bottom now we’re here.”

The 35-year-old entrepreneur said he was just trying to solve a problem with his own wireless company when he decided to begin Pay Sell Co. The company has grown rapidly, so much so that he was recognized on Inc.com’s annual list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

“I was excited that we actually made the list for 2016,” Sulaiman told The Undefeated. “I figured we

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Kobe Bryant’s charitable work included 20 years with the Make-A-Wish Foundation

Kobe Bryant works with children at an NBA Cares event at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington on Dec. 13, 2010 in Washington, DC.

It was Jan. 24, 2004, and 8-year-old Jeffrey Mckenzie hid behind his mother Linda and grabbed her legs. His wish to meet Kobe Bryant was about to be granted.

“I couldn’t believe he was actually walking toward me,” said Mckenzie, recounting the story in April 2016.

“I was in the fifth grade,” he said, and he had sickle cell anemia. His mother had taken a jo
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Ray Allen talks about his passion for teaching others about the Holocaust

After former NBA 3-point legend Ray Allen retired in November 2016, the two-time NBA champ picked up something he’d started more than two decades ago: to study, raise awareness, connect cultural lines and advocate for Holocaust history.

It all started at the University of Connecticut in 1993, when a young Allen developed a curiosity about the Holocaust. He began to frequent the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and his education there fueled a full-on passion project. Now he h
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‘Black Panther’ costume designer Ruth Carter talks dreaming big and her journey into film

ORLANDO, Florida — Moviegoers are fascinated by the fictional African nation of Wakanda, home to Marvel Comics’ superhero Black Panther. Just a little over a month ago, the comic book phenom burst onto the big screen, with Black Panther raking in more than $1 billion and is now inspiring a deeper dive into the film, including a look at the costuming of actors Chadwick Boseman, Angela Bassett and Lupita Nyong’o and others. Not that close attention is new to Ruth Carter, the woman behind the looks
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The portrait of an artist: Derek Fordjour dissects race, sports and culture

Mid-September in Harlem, New York. The wind, sotto voce. Rain is in the forecast but as yet, no tears from the clouds that hover above the neighborhood commonly known as the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance. On the corner of West 155th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue stands a 13-story charcoal-colored building designed in 2015 by Sir David Frank Adjaye, the Ghanaian-British architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The building not only offers affordable housi

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Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek discuss the diversity in Marvel's 'Eternals" | Another Act

Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek discuss racial diversity, in new Marvel film, ‘Eternals’, in the roles as Thena and Ajak.

Another Act is The Undefeated’s premiere entertainment show that provides an inside look inside Black Hollywood. The 10-12 min piece explores the outer dimensions of what it means to be an entertainer and Black in Hollywood. More actors of color are rising to the status of executive producers or directors. They take on roles that defy stereotypes and break glass ceilings and create space for more representation. Each show features one guest, their latest projects, and work/passions off the screen.

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