October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Karen Eubanks Jackson, Founder & CEO of Sisters Network® Inc.
(SNI) is at the helm of the nation’s only African American breast
cancer survivor ship organization that addresses the needs particular to
African American women. Jackson is a eighteen year breast cancer
survivor, who turned a personal challenge into an organization that
provides standardized educational programs, support, empowerment and
hope. During her personal fight to survive breast cancer, she recognized
a lack of “sisterhood” in traditional organizations, a staggering
breast cancer mortality rate for African American and limited culturally
sensitive material. In 1994, Jackson founded Sisters Network® Inc.
in order to ensure that African American women with breast cancer receive comprehensive support.
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