BIN Exclusive: Tia Mowry Talks New Online Health Series

BIN News anchor Esther Dillard talks with actress, author, and entrepreneur Tia Mowry about the launch of her new online health series, "Changing the Odds Against Cancer with Tia Mowry."

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'm Esther Dillard on your Home for twenty four to
seven News the Black Information Network. Here are your top stories.
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(00:22):
we head into the holiday season, Black actress, entrepreneur, author
and advocate, Tmari is launching a new black health initiative.
She's hosting an online series called Changing the Odds Against
Cancer with Tmuri. Here's some of the promotional trailer online.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
I'm partnering with Pfizer and the American Cancer Society for
a new kind of series, one where people who have
lived with cancer share their favorite family recipes and the
powerful stories behind them.

Speaker 1 (00:51):
Tmauri told me in an exclusive interview. This series comes
after she lost at least four close relatives to cancer.

Speaker 2 (00:58):
I have lost two uncles to cancer. I have lost
my grandmother to cancer, and I just recently lost an
auntie to cancer about a year and a half ago.
Knowing this, I said, Okay, you know what I need
to dig deeper? And to dive in. I started doing
this in my mid twenties. Even now I am constantly

(01:20):
doing research. I am seeing genetic doctors, etc.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
So I say that.

Speaker 2 (01:26):
All to say, now knowing my family history, now knowing
my health background, I now know my potential risks. Therefore
I am getting all of the proper support and proper
screenings that I need to do. I was also able
to gather this information, share it with my sister, share
it with my brother. So now we as a family,

(01:48):
we are informed. And I personally feel and I know
this may sound cliche, but education is power sense.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
The hope is to encourage black families to do more
family medical history research and also be willing to talk
about tough topics around the holiday dinner table while sharing
the love of good soul food.

Speaker 2 (02:12):
We are talking about calfish, we are talking about collar greens,
and I just feel like that is definitely those are
some dishes that I grew up on that my great
grandmother passed down to my grandmother, my grandmother to my mother,
and my mother to me. And I believe now I'm
going to be passing it down to my son. I mean,

(02:33):
I haven't seen it in my daughter yet she's still young.
But my son can throw down and he loves being
in the kitchen. But you know, I have a Caribbean family,
and it was all about you know, the collar greens.
It was all about that that fried fish, you know,
fried catfish, fried tilapio, whatever you name it.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
Black eyed peas too, girl.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
Black eyed yes, come on now, black eyed peas. That
is definitely a staple and that is also you know,
a dish that you will in the series.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
You can catch the series by going to cancer dot org,
slash Change the Odds, or find it on YouTube under
Changing the Odds against Cancer with Tamuri. I'm Esther Dillard
on your Home for Black News First the Black Information
Network