06/01/2026
CALLING ALL MEN, especially my brothers of color,
Join us in an informative and frank discussion about prostate cancer, especially how it affects African American and other men of color on Thursday, June 11th at 7pm EST. This event, ‘Prostate Cancer 101,’ is sponsored by The One Iota Foundation, Inc. in collaboration with The Center for Change, Inc. (https://floridacenterforchange.org)
Topic: The One Iota Foundation presents 'Prostate Cancer 101'
Time: Jun 11, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84583957821?pwd=w58rxfGLTftqb5jMRVT4w6mTu4S9VX.1
Meeting ID: 845 8395 7821
Passcode: 563532
We hope you can attend, and PLEASE SHARE, especially with the men/brothers in your life!
Brotherly,
Robert Clark
21st Int’l Grand Polaris (2013-2017), Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Incorporated
Board President, The One Iota Foundation, Inc.
Green Valley, AZ
520-207-0488 (office)
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Prostate Cancer Facts for Black Men:
• One in 6 Black men will have prostate cancer in their life compared to 1 in 8 men, overall.
• Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, at 14.1% of new cancer cases annually. Among all men, prostate cancer accounts for 6.8% of cancer deaths annually. This makes prostate cancer the fifth highest cause of cancer mortality in men.
• Prostate cancer accounts for 37% of all cancer diagnoses among Black men. It also accounts for 17% of cancer mortality, which is the second highest after lung cancer.
• In 2020, there were nearly 1.4 million new cases of prostate cancer worldwide. According to a 2022 review, African American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world.
• In the United States, Black men have higher incidence and mortality rates from prostate cancer than any other ethnic group. Specifically, the incidence and mortality rates of prostate cancer among Black men are more than twice as high (60%) as rates among white Americans and 3 to 4 times higher than rates among Asian Americans.
Source: Healthline.com (https://www.healthline.com/health/advanced-prostate-cancer/expert-answers-prostate-cancer-black-men?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_cmpid=21958695073&utm_adgid=175062627270&utm_adid=723250829903&utm_network=g&utm_device=c&utm_keyword=&utm_adpos=&utm_gclid=CjwKCAjw8uTQBhAdEiwAVvtJytNVypay3WdGM6soQDih-m5_8Qq1Jrg8EJPeKL5k8vwn4rmK-jvBhxoCeWwQAvD_BwE&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21958695073&gbraid=0AAAAAo8i9-YpPfQk9VAN705RdHCTWrvIG&gclid=CjwKCAjw8uTQBhAdEiwAVvtJytNVypay3WdGM6soQDih-m5_8Qq1Jrg8EJPeKL5k8vwn4rmK-jvBhxoCeWwQAvD_BwE)