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  Men get breast cancer too! Richard Roundtree is a breast cancer survivor. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and according to the American Cancer Society breast cancer will claim the lives of an estimated 6,080 black women in the U.S. in 2013. It is the second most common cancer in black women- surpassed only […]

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Comedian, Wanda Sykes has been diagnosed with a type of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS. Sykes announced the diagnosis on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” yesterday, calling it “stage zero cancer.” Wanda Sykes Says It’s Harder To Be Gay Than Black VIDEO: Wanda Sykes Rips Lack Of “Racial Diversity” On FOX The […]

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Comedian Wanda Sykes has been diagnosed with a type of breast cancer called Ductal Carcinoma In Situ, or DICS. Sykes announced the diagnosis on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” yesterday, calling it “stage zero cancer.” Wanda Sykes Says It’s Harder To Be Gay Than Black VIDEO: Wanda Sykes Rips Lack Of “Racial Diversity” On FOX The […]

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LOS ANGELES — The NAACP hosted a LGBT forum at its 102nd national convention to discuss lesbian and gay issues within the Black community. Civil Rights activist and former NAACP chairman Julian Bond, CNN anchor Don Lemon, and comedienne Wanda Sykes were three of the panelists who spoke before members. In the town hall styled […]

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Writer and stand-up comedian Wanda Sykes recently appeared on the Piers Morgan Tonight show, where she boldly proclaimed that “it’s harder to be gay than black.” I’m not talking about the history of black people, of African Americans. I’m talking about at this point right now … I don’t know of organizations and groups like […]

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Always ready with a sly, witty yet extremely honest remark, actress and comedian Wanda Sykes recently sat down with CNN’s Piers Morgan for an in-depth discussion on equality and homosexuality in a variety of aspects. Watch as Sykes discusses the challenges of being black and gay in America plus the circumstances she dealt with in […]