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For more than 50 years Hip-Hop has been a powerful source of hope and inspiration for young black people everywhere.
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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.
#HealthHopeHipHop #MultipleMyeloma #PatientAdvocacy #HealthEquity #PatientVoice
🎤🔥 CHICAGO — YOU’RE UP NEXT!
The MIC CHECK MYELOMA TOUR is headed to the Windy City on Saturday, October 24!
After Philadelphia and Atlanta, the conversation continues — bringing together real stories, expert insight, culture, and community to turn up the volume on multiple myeloma awareness.
And don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what one attendee shared after Atlanta:
💬 “I’m gonna leave here with so much hope, so much inspiration. The panel themselves were just amazing.”
Now, Chicago gets its turn.
🎙️ Sonya Blakey — Chicago radio personality — takes the mic as moderator.
Joining the conversation:
🩺 Dr. Joseph Mikhael — Myeloma Specialist
🎤 Oya Gilbert — Myeloma Advocate
🎤 Nicole Ducan-Smith — Myeloma Advocate
🎤 Bryon Daily — Myeloma Advocate
💜 Michelle Ivy — Care Partner
📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 mHUB | 1623 W Fulton Street, Chicago
This isn’t your typical health event.
Come for the knowledge. Come for the culture. Leave with something that can change the way you advocate for your health.
🎤 CHICAGO, IT’S TIME TO PUT MYELOMA ON THE MIC.
👉 Register through the link in bio or scan the QR code.
#MicCheckMyeloma #MultipleMyeloma #MyelomaAwareness #Chicago #HealthEquity
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.
#SummerMadness16 #HealthHopeHipHop #BattleRap #HipHop #HealthAdvocacy
🎙️ NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED!
Everybody loves when the beat drops. 🎶
But imagine living your life waiting for a beat you hope NEVER comes.
On the newest Hip Hope Hooray! Men Talkin’ Health, I sit down with Gulf War veteran and patient advocate Eric Blackburn to talk about life with smoldering multiple myeloma.
The uncertainty.
The mental weight.
The waiting.
But here’s the BAR:
🔥 Waiting does not mean standing still.
Eric turned his wait into purpose—from advocating for veterans and patients to cycling through Iceland in support of myeloma research.
And he leaves us with a question all of us can sit with:
What are you going to do with the time you’ve been given?
🎧 Watch & listen NOW — link in bio.
Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean and all major podcast platforms.
This episode is supported by Johnson & Johnson/Legend Biotech and Pfizer.
#HipHopeHooray #MenTalkinHealth #MultipleMyeloma #SmolderingMyeloma #HealthHopeHipHop
🎤 PHILLY, THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING US.
We turned the mic ON in Philadelphia and officially kicked off the Mic Check Myeloma: We Care for the Culture Tour in the City of Brotherly Love. ❤️
We created Mic Check to bring real, tangible information about multiple myeloma directly into our communities — but to do it differently. Good music. Good food. Culture. Medical expertise. Lived experience. And honest conversations in a space that feels like us.
Philly brought that vision to life.
A huge thank you to Roxy Romeo for holding us down as our moderator, DJ RL for keeping the soundtrack right, and iHeartRadio/Power 99 for all the love they showed us in Philly.
A very special thank you to Dr. Anthonise Louis Fields and E3 NexHealth. Anthonise spearheaded our community engagement and helped bring together an incredible network of Philadelphia organizations and leaders. You made sure Mic Check wasn’t simply an event in Philly — it was connected to Philly. 🙏🏾
💚🤍 Natalie Amoa & The Philadelphia Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
🖤🧡 Rev. Leroy Miles & Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
💗💙 Greg Paone & the American Cancer Society
And thank you to RecruitRx, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Omega Omega Chapter, and Phi Beta Omega Chapter for helping us extend our reach even further.
To everyone who attended, volunteered, shared, asked questions or simply came ready to listen and learn — THANK YOU.
Philadelphia wasn’t just our first stop. You helped us show what Mic Check can be.
Philly gave us the first mic. Now we’re taking it city to city. 🎤
Awareness. Education. Access. Equity.
Mic Check Myeloma: We Care for the Culture.
#MicCheckMyeloma #WeCareForTheCulture #MultipleMyeloma #Philadelphia #HealthHopeHipHop
🎤 ATLANTA, YOU SHOWED UP.
ATL, thank you for welcoming Mic Check Myeloma: We Care for the Culture with open arms.
We came to Atlanta with a mission: bring real, tangible information about multiple myeloma directly to our community — in an environment that feels like us.
And ATL understood the assignment. 🙌🏾
We talked about the disease. We talked about caregiving. We talked about survivorship. We talked about health disparities. And we showed what can happen when trusted medical expertise and lived experience meet Hip-Hop, community and culture.
Thank you to everyone who walked through those doors, shared their story, asked a question, brought someone with them, or simply came ready to listen and learn.
Thank you to our Atlanta lineup, community partners, sponsors and everyone who helped make Stop 2 something special.
Philly ➡️ Atlanta ➡️ CHICAGO, YOU’RE UP. 🎤
📍 Next Stop: Chicago
📅 Saturday, October 24
⏰ 12:00–4:00 PM
📍 mHUB
Mic Check Myeloma: We Care for the Culture Tour.
Because health information hits different when it speaks the language of the community.
#MicCheckMyeloma #WeCareForTheCulture #MultipleMyeloma #Atlanta #HealthHopeHipHop
🎤 ATLANTA, THE MIC IS YOURS.
The Mic Check Myeloma: We Care for the Culture Tour is headed to its second stop — and Atlanta is bringing its own voices, stories, expertise, and energy to the conversation.
This lineup represents what Mic Check is all about.
People who know myeloma personally.
People who have stood beside someone they love.
Experts who understand the disease and the disparities surrounding it.
And voices rooted in the culture who know how to make sure the message connects.
🎙️ Francesca Amiker will guide the conversation.
🎧 DJ Jelly will set the soundtrack.
And together with our Atlanta panel, we’re creating a space where lived experience and medical expertise meet Hip-Hop, community, and culture.
This is the ATL Mic Check Lineup. 🎤
👉🏾 Swipe left to meet the voices taking the stage.
Then come experience the conversation in person.
📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ 12:00–4:00 PM
📍 Terminus 330
330 Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
FREE food, good vibes & open to the community.
Registration link in bio.
ATLANTA — WE CARE FOR THE CULTURE. ✊🏾🎤
#MicCheckMyeloma #WeCareForTheCulture #MultipleMyeloma #Atlanta #HealthHopeHipHop
🎤 STOP 2: ATLANTA — MIC CHECK!
Philly kicked it off. Now Mic Check Myeloma: We Care for the Culture Tour is headed SOUTH. 🔥
On Saturday, September 19, we’re bringing myeloma awareness, real conversations, lived experience, expert knowledge and hip-hop culture together at Terminus 330 in Atlanta.
And ATL, look at this lineup. 👀
🎙️ Francesca Amiker — Emmy Award-winning storyteller, Atlanta native and V-103 personality — will moderate the conversation.
🩺 Dr. Joseph Mikhael — one of the nation’s leading myeloma experts — is bringing the knowledge.
💪🏾 Nicole Duncan-Smith and Oya Gilbert are bringing the patient and advocacy perspective.
❤️ Bridgette Tarplin-McKenzie is bringing the voice of a care partner who has walked alongside her mother through a 20+ year myeloma journey.
🙌🏾 April Byrd is bringing her story of survivorship, purpose and what it means to live beyond a blood cancer diagnosis.
🎧 And this is Atlanta, so you already know the culture has to be represented. DJ Jelly will be on the turntables bringing that ATL energy.
This isn’t a lecture.
This isn’t your typical health event.
This is health information delivered differently. In community. Through culture.
📍 Terminus 330 | 330 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 12:00–4:00 PM
🎟️ FREE — registration required
👉🏾 Register link in bio or at healthhopehiphop.org/mic-check-myeloma/
Atlanta, pull up. We Care for the Culture.
#MicCheckMyeloma #WeCareForTheCulture #MultipleMyeloma #Atlanta #HealthEquity
Today, Health, Hope and Hip Hop Foundation proudly celebrates Positive K for turning his personal experience as a caregiver into purpose.
By joining the Alzheimer’s Association as an advocate, Positive K is using his voice to raise awareness, uplift caregivers and remind families affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia that they are not alone.
We also salute Q-Tip, Rapsody and Speech of Arrested Development for using their voices and artistry to bring visibility to the ways dementia affects families and Black communities.
We honor every artist who shares their truth. We embrace every family navigating an uncertain journey. Most of all, we pour love into the caregivers who keep showing up with patience, strength and compassion—even when no one sees the weight they carry.
Your work matters. Your stories matter. Your health matters, too.
Now it’s our turn to use our voices. Learn the signs. Start the conversations in our families and communities. Support caregivers. And advocate for greater awareness, resources and access to care for every family impacted by Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Learn more and find resources at: @alzincolor
Awareness is where it starts. Advocacy is how we move it forward.
More than music. This is personal. This is purpose.
#AlzheimersAwareness #DementiaAwareness #CaregiversMatter #HipHopForHealth #HealthHopeHipHop
🎤 PHILLY, THE FULL MIC CHECK LINEUP IS SET.
This Saturday, we’re bringing the conversation about multiple myeloma directly to the community—and we’re bringing every side of the journey to the mic.
🎙️ Roxy Romeo — Moderator
🩺 Dr. Joseph Mikhael — Myeloma Specialist
🎤 Oya Gilbert — Myeloma Advocate
🎤 Nicole Duncan-Smith — Myeloma Advocate
🎤 Bryon Daily — Myeloma Advocate
💜 Brahiim Washington — Care Partner
🎧 DJ RL — bringing the soundtrack and energy
Brahiim brings an especially important voice to this conversation—the perspective of a care partner. Because when someone is diagnosed with myeloma, the journey impacts more than the patient. The people who love us, advocate for us, and walk beside us have a story too.
That’s what Mic Check Myeloma is about: the science AND the lived experience. Patients AND care partners. Education AND culture.
And Philly gets the first mic. 🎤🔥
📅 Saturday, September 12
⏰ 3–7 PM
📍 Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center
🎟️ FREE & open to the community
Hit the link in our bio to register.
We Care for the Culture. Now it’s time to put myeloma on the mic. 🎤
#MicCheckMyeloma #WeCareForTheCulture #MultipleMyeloma #CarePartners #Philadelphia
🎤 PHILADELPHIA, MEET THE MIC CHECK LINEUP.
Every person taking the stage has a story. A perspective. A reason their voice needs to be heard.
Some have lived with myeloma.
Some have cared for someone they love.
Some have dedicated their careers to treating it.
And some know how to make sure the conversation reaches the culture.
Together, this is the Philadelphia Mic Check Lineup.
👉🏾 Swipe left to meet the voices taking the stage.
Then come hear their stories in person at Mic Check Myeloma: We Care for the Culture.
📅 Saturday, September 12
⏰ 3:00–7:00 PM
📍 Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center
Philadelphia, PA
🎟️ FREE & open to the community.
Registration link in bio.
#MicCheckMyeloma #WeCareForTheCulture #MultipleMyeloma #Philadelphia #HealthHopeHipHop
🎙️ Same diagnosis. But does that mean the same journey?
When multiple myeloma enters your family, you want answers.
You research.
You ask questions.
You talk to other families.
And naturally, you start comparing journeys.
But what happens when two people living with the same disease have completely different experiences?
In this clip from “The Care Partner Cipher: We Take the Mic,” I asked Diane Kennedy what she didn’t truly understand about multiple myeloma until months after her husband’s diagnosis.
Diane had something interesting to compare—the experiences of two people they already knew who had myeloma.
What she learned from those very different journeys is worth hearing.
🎤 I’ll let Diane tell you the rest.
▶️ Watch the clip, then catch the full episode on our YouTube channel at healthhopehiphop — link in bio.
🎧 Prefer to listen? Hip Hope Hooray! Men Talkin’ Health is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, and other major podcast platforms.
#MultipleMyeloma #CarePartners #CancerCaregiving #HealthLiteracy #HipHopeHooray
🎤🔥 PHILLY — YOU’RE FIRST UP!
The MIC CHECK MYELOMA 5-CITY TOUR officially launches in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 12!
And Philly is setting the tone.
🎙️ Roxy Romeo — Power 99 and nationally heard iHeartRadio personality — takes the mic as moderator.
🎧 DJ RL, Power 99 on-air mixer and a familiar name behind the turntables in Philly, brings the soundtrack and energy.
Joining them:
🩺 Dr. Joseph Mikhael — Myeloma Specialist
🎤 Oya Gilbert — Myeloma Advocate
🎤 Nicole Ducan-Smith — Myeloma Advocate
🎤 Bryon Daily — Myeloma Advocate
Mic Check Myeloma is where real stories meet expert insight, music, culture, and community — all focused on turning up the volume on multiple myeloma awareness.
📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center
Philadelphia, PA
🔥 5 CITIES. ONE MISSION. IT ALL STARTS IN PHILLY.
Come for the knowledge. Come for the culture. Come for the music. Come for the community.
🎤 IT’S TIME TO PUT MYELOMA ON THE MIC.
👉 Register through the link in bio or scan the QR code on the flyer.
#MicCheckMyeloma #MultipleMyeloma #MyelomaAwareness #Philly #HealthEquity
🎙️ When the patient enters the room, does the care partner’s light begin to dim?
We talk about the diagnosis.
The treatment.
The appointments.
The patient.
But there’s another person in that room carrying a journey of their own.
In this clip from “The Care Partner Cipher: We Take the Mic,” I asked Chad Moore how multiple myeloma changed what being a husband meant to him.
I’m not going to give you his answer.
I want you to hear it from Chad. 🎤
Because sometimes a question about caregiving becomes a much bigger conversation about how we’re living our lives.
▶️ Watch the clip, then catch the full episode on our YouTube channel at healthhopehiphop — link in bio.
🎧 Prefer to listen? Hip Hope Hooray! Men Talkin’ Health is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, and other major podcast platforms.
#CarePartners #MultipleMyeloma #CancerCaregiving #HealthEquity #HipHopeHooray
🎤 MIC CHECK MYELOMA IS OFFICIALLY ON TOUR! 🎤
The Health, Hope & Hip-Hop Foundation is proud to present….
We Care for the Culture Tour is HERE and we’re bringing health education, Hip-Hop culture, and real community conversation to cities across the nation! ❤️🔥
Each stop brings together medical experts, patient advocates, survivors, and YOU for a 4-hour experience built around community, culture, and connection.
🍽️ Good food? YES.
🎧 Classic Hip-Hop & R&B? ALL DAY.
🎤 Real talk that could change your life? ABSOLUTELY.
This is how we do health equity — with culture, community, and a whole lot of love. 🙌🏾
📍 OUR TOUR STOPS:
✅ PHILADELPHIA — Sept 12, 2026 | 3PM–7PM
✅ ATLANTA — Sept 19, 2026 | 12PM–4PM
✅ CHICAGO — Oct 24, 2026 | 12PM–4PM
✅ HOUSTON — Nov 07, 2026 | TBA
✅ LOS ANGELES — Jan 30, 2027 | TBA
🎟️ Admission is FREE — but space is limited!
👉 Link in bio to register and more details!
https://healthhopehiphop.org/mic-check-myeloma/
This program is proudly supported by Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, the International Myeloma Foundation, and Blood Cancer United.
#MicCheckMyeloma #MultipleMyeloma #WeCareForTheCulture #CommunityHealth #Edutainment
🎙️ “It shook us to our core.”
Imagine someone you love getting sick, ending up in the emergency room, and then hearing two words you’ve never heard before:
Multiple myeloma.
That’s where Michelle Ware Ivy’s care partner journey began with her beloved husband, Malcolm.
In this first clip from our new episode, “The Care Partner Cipher: We Take the Mic,” Michelle takes us back to the moment multiple myeloma entered their family story—and the questions that immediately followed.
What is multiple myeloma? How did this happen? What do we do now?
A cancer diagnosis may belong to the patient medically, but its impact reaches the entire family.
That’s why this episode is about giving our care partners the mic. 🎤
▶️ Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel (healthhopehiphop) — link in bio.
🎧 Prefer to listen? Hip Hope Hooray! Men Talkin’ Health is available on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean.
Every patient has a story. Every care partner has one too.
#MultipleMyeloma #CarePartners #CancerCaregiving #HealthEquity #HipHopeHooray
53 years ago today, a back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave in the Bronx turned two turntables into a whole culture. Hip Hop gave us a language for our joy, our grief, and our survival — and at Health, Hope & Hip-Hop, it’s the same language we use to talk about our health. Happy birthday, Hip Hop. 🎂🎧
Love you Hip Hop and may you have many more💪🏾
#HipHop53 #HipHopBirthday #HealthHopeHipHop
🎤 THE MIC IS ABOUT TO CHANGE HANDS.
Every patient has a story.
But behind so many patients is a care partner with a story of their own.
They show up.
They advocate.
They ask questions.
They sacrifice.
They love.
And sometimes they carry things nobody else sees.
On August 12 at 10 AM EST, we’re putting the spotlight where it belongs.
🎙️ The Care Partner Cipher: We Take the Mic
Featuring Michelle Ware Ivy, Diane Kennedy, and Chad Moore.
Three care partners.
Three journeys.
Three voices that deserve to be heard.
This time, they take the mic. 🎤
📅 AUGUST 12
⏰ 10 AM EST
#CarePartners #MultipleMyeloma #CancerCaregiving #HealthEquity #HipHopeHooray
Some people say they’re experts…
Then there are people who have the receipts to prove it. 📚😂
Introducing Dr. Craig Cole felt less like reading a bio and more like reading a list of accomplishments that just…kept…going.
At one point I started wondering if I was reading his résumé or his autobiography. 😅
Watch until the end…because let’s just say I had to keep it real after I finished reading it.
🎥 Watch the full episode on the Health, Hope & Hip-Hop YouTube channel (@healthhopehiphop).
🎧 Prefer to listen? Hip Hope Hooray! Men Talkin’ Health is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, and all major podcast platforms.
#HipHopeHooray #MultipleMyeloma #ClinicalTrials #HealthEquity #PatientAdvocacy
“Am I going to be a guinea pig?”
I’ve heard that question more times than I can count.
So I asked Dr. Craig Cole exactly what many patients—and families—are thinking.
His answer may surprise you.
This conversation doesn’t ignore the painful history that has caused medical mistrust. Instead, it acknowledges it while explaining how today’s clinical trials are built around patient safety, oversight, and accountability.
If this is a question you’ve ever asked—or someone you love has asked—I hope you’ll watch this clip with an open mind.
Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is replace fear with facts.
🎥 Watch the full episode on the Health, Hope & Hip-Hop YouTube channel (@healthhopehiphop).
🎧 Prefer to listen? Hip Hope Hooray! Men Talkin’ Health is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, and all major podcast platforms.
#HipHopeHooray #ClinicalTrials #MultipleMyeloma #HealthEquity #PatientAdvocacy
🎙️ NEW EPISODE IS LIVE!
When people hear the words “clinical trial,” too often fear enters the conversation before facts do.
That’s exactly why I wanted to have this conversation with Dr. Craig Cole, one of the nation’s leading multiple myeloma specialists.
What started as a fun game of “Finish the Lyric” turned into one of the most powerful moments of the episode.
One statement especially stuck with me:
“There is no cure until everybody is cured.”
We talk about:
🎤 The biggest myths surrounding clinical trials.
🩺 Why patient safety is always the top priority.
🤝 Why trust and representation matter.
✊🏾 Why Black and Brown participation is essential to advancing multiple myeloma research.
Whether you’re living with multiple myeloma, supporting someone who is, or simply want to better understand why clinical trials matter, I hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch this conversation.
🎥 Watch the full episode at the link in my bio or on YouTube at healthhopehiphop
A special thank you to our presenting sponsor, Johnson & Johnson/Legend Biotech, and to Pfizer for their continued support of the Hip Hope Hooray! Men Talkin’ Health Podcast.
#HipHopeHooray #MultipleMyeloma #ClinicalTrials #HealthEquity #PatientAdvocacy
🚨 NEW EPISODE DROPS TUESDAY! 🚨
Too many people hear the words “clinical trial” and immediately think, “That’s not for me.”
But what if everything we’ve been told isn’t the whole story?
On the next episode of Hip Hope Hooray! Men Talkin’ Health Podcast, I sit down with one of the nation’s leading multiple myeloma specialists, Dr. Craig Cole, for a real conversation about clinical trials, trust, and why representation in research matters—especially in the Black and Brown community.
We talk about:
🎤 The biggest myths surrounding clinical trials
🎤 Why diversity in research can save lives
🎤 Building trust after generations of medical mistrust
🎤 What every patient and caregiver should know before saying “no” to a clinical trial
This isn’t just a conversation about medicine. It’s a conversation that could change how you or someone you love thinks about treatment options.
🗓 Premieres: Tuesday, July 28
🕙 10:00 AM EST
Set your reminder, tune in, and help us spread the word. Someone in your network may hear exactly what they need.
#HipHopeHooray #ClinicalTrials #MultipleMyeloma #HealthEquity #PatientAdvocacy
What happens when hip-hop meets healthcare… and community meets collaboration?
Last weekend, I had the honor of presenting at the International Myeloma Foundation’s SGLS during the Leaders Sharing CoMMunity Collaborations panel alongside Todd Kennedy and Diane Kennedy, representing the Health, Hope & Hip-Hop Foundation.
This clip is just a small preview of a presentation that sparked conversations I’ll never forget.
What resonated most with those in attendance wasn’t just our story—it was the possibility of what’s next. Many shared they had no idea how much our foundation had accomplished, and leaders from across the country expressed a desire to help bring the Mic Check Myeloma Tour to their communities and support our work in the cities we’ll be visiting.
If this preview speaks to you, I hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch the full presentation. I believe it shows what’s possible when culture, collaboration, and purpose come together to advance health equity.
I’d love to hear what resonates with you after you watch it on YouTube.
#HealthHopeHipHop #MicCheckMyeloma #MultipleMyeloma #HealthEquity #CommunityCollaboration
Hip-Hop has always been about giving a voice to the unheard. Today, we’re using that same voice to help save lives. ❤️🎤
Sickle Cell Disease has impacted our families, our communities, and our culture for generations. Yet awareness still isn’t where it needs to be.
At the Health, Hope & Hip-Hop Foundation, we believe education changes conversations, conversations change behaviors, and behaviors save lives.
This campaign is about honoring the warriors living with sickle cell, recognizing icons like T-Boz and the legacy of Prodigy, and reminding every family that awareness is more than a month—it’s a movement.
Because when culture meets purpose, people listen.
One Day. One Movement. Global Impact.
❤️ Know it.
🎤 Talk about it.
✊🏾 Support those living with it.
🌍 Together, we save lives.
#HealthHopeHipHop #SickleCellAwareness #HealthEquity #TogetherWeSaveLives
