Coalition of Blacks Against Breast Cancer (CBBC)

09/30/2026

A Heartfelt Thank You from CBAC!

The Coalition of Blacks Against Cancer extends our sincere gratitude to everyone who helped make our 2026 "Under the Tuscan Sun" Fundraising Brunch a meaningful celebration of hope, resilience, and community.

To our sponsors, donors, guests, volunteers, honorees, and community partners, thank you for believing in our mission and investing in our work. Your generosity helps us continue providing education, resources, and support focused on cancer prevention, early detection, patient navigation, and survivorship.

We are especially grateful to our 2026 sponsors, whose partnership helped bring this special event to life. Your support demonstrates what is possible when organizations and individuals come together with a shared commitment to healthier, stronger communities.

From everyone at CBAC, thank you for standing with us, celebrating survivors, and helping us continue the fight against cancer.

The brunch may be over, but the impact of your support continues. 💜

09/28/2026

This Saturday, make plans to attend the B.R.A.C.E.D. Symposium and Screening Event!

Saturday, October 3 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
South Mountain Community College, 7050 S 24th St, Phoenix, AZ

Building Readiness, Awareness and Community for Early Detection to fight cancer! This symposium includes mammogram screenings and features expert speakers on various types of cancer, in partnership with the Larry Fitzgerald Foundation and Banner Health. The event is hosted by Faith Missionary Baptist Church and Vessels of Possibilities.

09/26/2026

Tomorrow, join us for a free community event.

Mammogram Screening Event
Victory Community Church
3402 W Osborn Rd #1, Phoenix, AZ

A community mammogram screening in partnership with The Links Incorporated and Banner Health.

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09/23/2026

We have exciting news to share! Congratulations to our President, Dr. Sarah E. James, on being named a 2026 Health Legend by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.-Phoenix Metropolitan Chapter!

This well-deserved honor recognizes Dr. James’ unwavering commitment to improving health outcomes, addressing health disparities and ensuring that individuals and families impacted by cancer have access to education, resources and compassionate support. Dr. James continues to be a powerful voice for health equity and a champion for communities too often underserved.

Please join the CBAC family in celebrating Dr. James as she receives this special recognition at the Legends 2026 Jazz Brunch on October 3.

Congratulations, Dr. James! We are proud to see your leadership, service and impact recognized.

09/20/2026

Our September Support Group meeting and Educational Session will be starting soon. There’s still time for you to join us virtually or in person.

In Person:
https://bit.ly/4rpYysf

Virtual:
https://bit.ly/4rpYysf_Virtual

See you soon!

09/20/2026

Tomorrow is our September Meeting and Educational Session.

We’ll begin with our Support Meetings at 3 p.m. and then at 4:00 p.m., we’ll have our Educational Session. This month's topic is Still Her: Womanhood, Sensuality & Self-Love After Cancer.

This session treats sexual wellness as a core measure of holistic health rather than a private extra, and uses the Five Circles of Human Sexuality as its map. It moves through what cancer and its treatment change in the body, in the mirror, in the bed, and in the sense of self, and through what can actually be done about each one.

Particular attention goes to the shifts Black women describe most often and discuss least: a body that no longer looks or responds like the one they knew, a womanhood they were taught was located in breasts, hair, or a womb, and a script of unbreakable strength that leaves no room to say this hurts or I miss being touched. Self-love and self-care are treated as clinical business rather than decoration. Attendees leave with plain language for their next oncology appointment, a named intervention for their most pressing symptom, and the experience of having said out loud what most have carried alone.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain sexual wellness as a critical component of holistic health, and name at least three ways unaddressed sexual side effects shape survivorship, including endocrine therapy adherence, mental health, and relationship stability.

- Describe how surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and endocrine therapy alter body image, sensation, arousal, lubrication, and desire, and distinguish what is permanent from what is treatable.

- Articulate at least two ways their sense of womanhood shifted after diagnosis, and commit to one self-love and one self-care practice that answers that shift.

- Identify three evidence-informed options for sexual and genitourinary symptoms, and demonstrate one script for raising them with an oncologist and one for raising them with a partner.

You can join us in person or virtually.

In-Person:
https://bit.ly/Sept26CBBC

Virtual:
https://bit.ly/Sept26CBBC_Virtual

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Join us on Sunday, July 19 at 3:00pm MST!

09/17/2026

Join us this Sunday, September 20, 2026, for our September Meeting and Educational Session.

3:00 p.m. - Support Meeting
4:00 p.m. - Educational Session

This month's topic is Still Her: Womanhood, Sensuality & Self-Love After Cancer.

This session treats sexual wellness as a core measure of holistic health rather than a private extra, and uses the Five Circles of Human Sexuality as its map. It moves through what cancer and its treatment change in the body, in the mirror, in the bed, and in the sense of self, and through what can actually be done about each one.

Particular attention goes to the shifts Black women describe most often and discuss least: a body that no longer looks or responds like the one they knew, a womanhood they were taught was located in breasts, hair, or a womb, and a script of unbreakable strength that leaves no room to say this hurts or I miss being touched. Self-love and self-care are treated as clinical business rather than decoration. Attendees leave with plain language for their next oncology appointment, a named intervention for their most pressing symptom, and the experience of having said out loud what most have carried alone.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain sexual wellness as a critical component of holistic health, and name at least three ways unaddressed sexual side effects shape survivorship, including endocrine therapy adherence, mental health, and relationship stability.

- Describe how surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and endocrine therapy alter body image, sensation, arousal, lubrication, and desire, and distinguish what is permanent from what is treatable.

- Articulate at least two ways their sense of womanhood shifted after diagnosis, and commit to one self-love and one self-care practice that answers that shift.

- Identify three evidence-informed options for sexual and genitourinary symptoms, and demonstrate one script for raising them with an oncologist and one for raising them with a partner.

In-Person:
https://bit.ly/Sept26CBBC

Virtual:
https://bit.ly/Sept26CBBC_Virtual

09/12/2026

Tomorrow is the big day! We’re excited for our “Under the Tuscan Sun” fundraising brunch with one of our favorite emcees, Susan Casper, Community Anchor for Arizona’s Family!

We are looking forward to bringing together our community for an afternoon of impact.

See you tomorrow at The Camby!

09/11/2026

Congratulations to Banner MD Anderson Breast Health Center!

The Coalition of Blacks Against Cancer is proud to recognize Banner MD Anderson Breast Health Center as the recipient of the Barbra Watson-Riley Community Impact Award.

Through our partnership, CBAC has had the privilege of working alongside Banner MD Anderson to bring life-saving breast cancer screenings directly into the community through the Big Pink Bus, in collaboration with our valued community partners.

This work represents what community impact looks like: meeting people where they are, removing barriers to care, advancing health equity, and helping ensure more people have access to the screenings and early detection services that can save lives.

We are grateful for Banner MD Anderson’s partnership, commitment, and continued investment in the health of our community. We look forward to honoring your team at the "Under the Tuscan Sun" fundraising brunch on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

Please join us in congratulating Banner MD Anderson Breast Health Center on this well-deserved honor! 💗