Let’s talk about us.
Black Cancer explores the nuances of our lives as people of color told through our cancer journeys. Behind the cancer journeys of everyday people of color, host Jodi-Ann Burey weaves a narrative about race, health and life in a series of in-depth, vulnerable conversations with a guest whose life has been impacted by cancer in some way – cancer survivors, caregivers, gene mutation carriers and loved ones of those this world has lost. Black Cancer aims to redefine the cancer journey as belonging to more than those who are diagnosed. The goal is to normalize tough conversations on cancer and center the cancer narratives of people of color as told by people of color.
We talk about cancer and its interconnectedness with our identity and experiences as people of color. We laugh. We cry. We give advice. We offer our stories to heal. These conversations bring people together. This honesty and vulnerability helps us know that we are not alone.
Press
Screenings for Cancer Dropped Dramatically During the Pandemic
NPR Morning Edition, July 12, 2021
“Trusting yourself, screenings, genetic testing - I think we need as much information as possible, particularly people of color.”
Cancer in the Black Community
NBC Universal Dallas Fort Worth, November 5, 2020
“I don’t live my life every day as an incident rate. As a statistic. As a mortality rate. And I think that particularly when we talk about people of color – Black folks specifically, how can we elevate our personhood?” – Jodi-Ann Burey
The Black Cancer Podcast Centers People of Color Because “Your Life and Trauma Matters”
POPSUGAR, October 27, 2020
“It’s important to center Black and brown people and our stories in the cancer narrative because we don’t see it,” Burey told POPSUGAR. “And the more we don’t see it, the more people feel like we can’t be a part of those spaces, and that starts a whole cycle of isolation.”