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🎤🔥 HOUSTON, THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER!

MIC CHECK MYELOMA IS COMING TO H-TOWN THIS SATURDAY! 🚀

Real stories. Expert voices. Powerful conversations. Music, culture, and community—all coming together to raise awareness about multiple myeloma! 💜

Whether you’re a patient, care partner, or simply want to learn more, THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU!

🙌 ADMISSION IS FREE!

📅 Saturday, November 7
⏰ 12 PM – 4 PM
📍 3 Stories | Third Ward, Houston

🔥 HOUSTON, IT’S YOUR TURN TO PUT MYELOMA ON THE MIC!

🎟️ Secure your FREE spot today! Link in bio!

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🎤 MORE THAN A PLEDGE. IT’S A COMMITMENT TO OUR HEALTH! ❤️

Stamford, Connecticut, showed us some love at the 2026 Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Expo! 🙌🏾

The Health, Hope & Hip-Hop Foundation came ready to connect with the community, share our mission, and give away some T-shirts and swag!

But the most powerful part of the day wasn’t what we gave away. It was what people committed to.

❤️ One by one, attendees stepped up and took the Health, Hope & Hip-Hop Pledge, making a commitment to prioritize their health and help inspire healthier communities.

Every pledge represents another voice joining the movement to turn health awareness into ACTION!

🎥 Check out these powerful moments from Stamford!

A huge THANK YOU to the HWL Expo organizers and everyone who stopped by our booth, shared their stories, and took the pledge.

Because health is personal. Hope is powerful. And Hip-Hop brings us together! 🎤❤️

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🎤🔥 CHI-TOWN, YOU SHOWED UP AND SHOWED LOVE! ❤️

STOP 3 OF THE MIC CHECK MYELOMA TOUR WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL!

Chicago brought the energy, the questions, the stories, and most importantly, the COMMUNITY!

💬 “It is just so important for me to be around others who understand what I am going through.” — Chicago attendee

THAT’S what Mic Check Myeloma is all about! 💜

From powerful conversations about early detection and self-advocacy to the connections made between patients, care partners, and medical experts, Chicago reminded us why we do this work.

🙏 SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS!

❤️ Tour Sponsors: Blood Cancer United, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, and AbbVie — joining the tour in Chicago!

🤝 National Tour Partner: International Myeloma Foundation

💜 Chicago Community Partners: Nicole Cares Foundation, UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center – OCECHE, and Chicago Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

📸 Special thanks to The Image of Grace for capturing the experience!

Much love to our incredible panel, moderator Sonya Blakey, DJ V-DUB, volunteers, and everyone who came through!

🎤 CHICAGO, YOU WERE MORE THAN A TOUR STOP. YOU WERE PART OF THE MOVEMENT!

🔥 NEXT UP: HOUSTON — NOVEMBER 7!

👉 Houston registration through the link in bio!

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🔥 NEW MERCH ALERT! 🔥

WEAR THE MESSAGE. FUND THE WORK. 🎤💛

Our new Health, Hope & Hip-Hop Foundation hoodie is more than just something to wear. It’s a statement. It’s a conversation starter. It’s a way to represent the culture while supporting a mission that matters.

Every purchase helps us continue the work of bringing health awareness, education, and resources into our communities, while supporting families impacted by cancer.

💛 Look good. Represent the culture. Make an impact.

🛍️ Grab yours today: link in bio

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🎤🔥 CHICAGO, ARE YOU READY FOR THE MIC CHECK?!

The countdown is ON! ⏳

The MIC CHECK MYELOMA TOUR is pulling up to the Windy City on Saturday, October 24, and you don’t want to miss this!

🎙️ Sonya Blakey, Chicago radio personality, takes the mic as moderator!

🎧 DJ V-DUB is bringing the music and keeping the energy going!

🩺 Featuring an incredible panel of Dr. Joseph Mikhael, Oya Gilbert, Nicole Duncan-Smith, Bryon Daily, and care partner Michelle Ivy!

Real stories. Expert insight. Music. Culture. Community.

🔥 This isn’t your typical health event. We’re bringing health education to the culture!

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 12 PM – 4 PM
📍 mHUB | 1623 W Fulton Street, Chicago

🎤 CHICAGO, IT’S TIME TO PUT MYELOMA ON THE MIC!

👉 Register through the link in bio!

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DON’T JUST INVITE US. BUILD WITH US. 🎤

That’s the energy we brought to Pfizer!

Our founder Oya Gilbert and fellow myeloma patient advocate Thomas Goode joined Jeff Legos and the Pfizer Oncology team for Health, Hope & Hip-Hop: A Fireside Session at Pfizer’s Collegeville, PA location.

And the conversation didn’t stop there.

Pfizer colleagues joined from across the U.S. and around the world, with teams at participating sites rocking Health, Hope & Hip-Hop Foundation T-shirts! 🙌🏾

But the real impact was in the conversation.

Jeff spoke about bringing together communities across geographic and cultural boundaries.

Thomas shared why he found his voice as a patient advocate after experiencing how difficult it can be for patients to talk openly about cancer.

And Oya reminded everyone why we use hip-hop to advance health literacy:

TRUST.

🎤 Culture creates connection.
🗣️ Patient voices create understanding.
🔬 Science creates possibilities.
🤝 Trust brings us together.

“Don’t just invite us, come and build with us. ’Cause the cure moves faster at the speed of trust.”

A special shoutout to Pfizer’s Advocacy Team, Jeff Legos and the entire Pfizer Oncology team for creating space for authentic patient voices.

This is what happens when science meets culture and patients help shape the conversation.

🎥 Watch the recap!

HEALTH. HOPE. HIP-HOP.

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HIP-HOP. HEALTH. PURPOSE. SUMMER MADNESS 16. 🎤🔥

What a weekend.

On September 26, the energy started building with the face-offs. Then on September 27, some of battle rap’s best stepped on the Summer Madness 16 stage—and the Health, Hope & Hip-Hop Foundation was proud to be a sponsor of it all.

For us, this partnership with URL made perfect sense.

Our mission has always been about meeting people where they are and using the power of hip-hop culture to make conversations about health, wellness and advocacy relevant to our communities. And there aren’t many spaces more authentically hip-hop than battle rap—MCs standing face-to-face, going bar for bar, with the culture watching.

For me personally, it was full circle. Hip-hop saved my life growing up. Then, after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2017, I turned that pain into purpose.

Now, through Health, Hope & Hip-Hop, we want to use the culture that gave so much to us to help save lives.

We want our people enjoying the battles, living their lives and celebrating the culture—but we also want them prioritizing their health, knowing their bodies, getting checked, asking questions and advocating for themselves.

Much love to @urltv, @smackwhite, @ujamma_preservation_llc and @beasleynyc for welcoming us and recognizing that health belongs in the culture, too.

Summer Madness 16 was bigger than battles for us. It was another opportunity to put health where the culture is. 💯

A special thank you to @nikkiduncansmith for bringing us together ❤️

With support from @jnjinnovativemedicine.

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