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We're Spilling the Tea!Are you a Young Black Woman between 16 and 50? Then, let’s have tea!Come join us at the Lane Wiley Center on October 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM for a fun and engaging event where we spill the tea on what you need to know about breast health. Get ready to spill some tea of your own and enjoy an afternoon filled with information, demonstrations, laughter, and good company. Don't miss out!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to community view points and Shawnee feeling blessed and
highly favored. On this Sunday morning, we are empowering our community,
just doing a post interview due to our tenth annual
law Offices of Rancho's Pa Sisters Strut. One of our
key sponsors was the Sister's Network of Northeast Florida. So
today we have a follow up with the Sisters because
(00:22):
they do this three sixty five, it's not just in
the month of October. So today I have Patrise Stevens Felder.
She is here from the Sisters Network Northeast Florida. Good morning, Patrise.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Good morning, So thank you guys so much for giving
Sisters Network this platform to amplify breast cancer.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
When is doing this, Mom, We are here, Patrise, We
are in our community, and we love the Sisters Network
Northeast Florida members our family and have become family. If
you would tell the community just a little bit about
Patrese there.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
You know, I've been an associate survivor member of Sister's
Network for like a year and a half. This October,
I'll be a four year.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
Breast cancer survivor.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And during my journey I found myself feeling like I
didn't see anyone who looked like me when I walked.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Into a facility, and Sister's.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Network gave me that support system, the resources I need,
and they helped me foster the inner strength that I
need to continue through my fight after recovery, because then
you never stop fighting.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
As life is a fight, but with the additional medical
situations such as breast cancer, that's just another fight altogether.
The communities listening, Patrice, I understand that you said you
have battled, you are now a survivor. Just talk to
us about how you went about surviving or get through.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Thank you for asking that. You know, originally I felt overwhelmed.
I felt scared. I didn't feel like there was a
lot of resources out there for what I was facing.
I had three cancers in one breast, and as African
American women with dense breast tissue, it's sometimes difficult to
find those abnormalities that's in there, and I was one
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of those cases for two years. They watched me, and
it was after I found my own tumor, and that's
one of the reasons that I reach out to the
community as a cancer patient advocate. I have walked other
women through this journey. Three of those women under forty.
So you know, we know the fact that you know,
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African American women, we are two times more likely to
have triple negative breast cancer. We're forty two percent more
likely to die. So for Sisters Network, our goal is
to get out there in the community and get that
educational information out there. And we have reached foul as
a women just with our partnership with Sister Strut. It
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gives us an opportunity to give direct resources and give
information to the women who are right there that day
in that community community.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Shawnee speaking to Patrisea Stevens Felder. She's here from the
Sisters Network Northeast Florida. Empowering us today, empowering our young sisters,
empowering the sisters of color so that we can detect.
You said something about you know they were watching you,
but you found your own cancer. Early detection is the key.
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And talk to his sisters about you know, knowing your body.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Yes, that's one of the main things we're looking for.
We want our young women to know their breast health
when everything's normal, so when there is a change, they
can recognize it. So you know, when should I check
my breath, what's the proper way to check it? How
often should I.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Be doing that?
Speaker 2 (04:00):
And then if I do find something abnormal, having the
courage to speak up, having the power to advocate, knowing
how to ask the right questions, and then knowing there's
a support system that's still there. So, you know, we
want to educate our young women to be proactive and
advocate about their own breads health. You know, we're targeting
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these women.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
That are under forty. They're too young to.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Get their mammogram yet American Cancer Society says forty five
years old. Yet last year we loss of sister who
was twenty six years old. We have women that are
finding cancer at thirty three, thirty four, thirty five. So
our goal is to get out there in those underserved
communities and make our young women aware. This is what
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good dress health is. So when you find something abnormal,
you're aware of it, and you're not waiting and you're
not afraid to speak up for yourself.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Spilling the tea on this Sunday morning is the Sisters
Network Northeast flo Or with me today is Patria Stevens Felder.
She is one of the advocates and one as survivor
paving the way and building a momentum of sisters being
there for sisters. So talk to us about Saturday, October
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the eleventh. It's called Spilling the Tea, empowering young Black
women to take charge of their breast health.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
Talk to us about that day, what they expect.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
We are so excited. We're targeting our young Black women
between sixteen and fifty. We're telling them to come out, slay,
have some conversations with us. We're going to have a
medical expert who've given accurate.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Information on the bread held.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
We're going to have engaging demonstrations on how to properly
check your breath. We are going to have a survivor's
story that's empowering that you know, this young lady found
her cancer herself. So we want these mothers come out
and bring your daughters. Daughters, come out and bring your
mothers so that we can break the busties, myths, and
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these disparities that are found among the African American women.
October six is.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
The last day to register. You know, you guys have.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
It on your website, but you can also go to
eventwright dot com and look for spilling the Tea for
breast health community.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
This is an event where you take your sister with you,
your mom with you, your friend with you. This disease
has no barrier and no color. And we are targeting
our sisters. We want them to understand and know, especially
the young ones where right now medically they say you
don't need to take a test to know, but you
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need to be aware. So October the eleventh, starting at
eleven am, the Sisters Network Northeast Florida is spilling the Tea,
bringing the tea and providing the tea on breast health. Patrice,
anything else you'd like to share with the community at.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
This time, You know, we like to thank the community
for coming out to schools destruct and supporting us once
again for ten years. We are out there in our community.
We're spreading awareness. We have the resources, and we just
want them to know. Early detection is the key. That's
the main thing we keep telling my young women. Early detection.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
And I have to ask you this, with breast cancer
and you coming through surviving your mental health was a
big part of this. What would you say to those
out there battling you know.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
What I would tell them? Number one, slow down, give
yourself a chance to digest what's going on. It's very overwhelming.
Find that support system that's going to help you through.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
Take each victory, just one.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Step at a time, because it's going to be small victories.
When they say it's a journey, it truly is a journey.
I've had a four year fight.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
My first year.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
I celebrated my first year with Sister Strut and I
have been walking with them since. I have been going
through Sister's network fence. But you have to take get
one day at a time. That would be my advice mentally,
one day at a time, and remember this is a
faith walk and some days you're gonna fall, some days
you're gonna stutter, But the faith part is getting back up.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Other than the Bible, did you read any books to
see you through this journey?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
You know, I did have a pink sister who was
just wonderful walking me through the journey, and she shared,
she sent me gifts, and she sent me a book
and that was a great.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Tool for me.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
I read Everybody Got Something by Robing Robert, and I
just could relate to what was in that book and
the journey that she was going through because I too
was walking through it, so that was like a survivor
guide for me. Besides reading my Bible, praying and having
my moments of my Wednesday Worships. That's what I would do.
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I would have my Wednesday Worships to just encourage me
throughout the week, you know, because on this journey we're
having three Need for Dots apartment a week, midwek Wednesday Worships.
I just needed that encouragement. So having a Pink sister
to walk on the journey encourage me once I was
on the other side of recovery to do the same
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for another woman. It actually gave me purpose in my
pain to be a part of an organization like Sister's
Network and to help other women advocate, encourage them, and
support them throughout this journey.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
Patrice, you know, having been with the iHeartMedia and doing
Sisters Strut for the ten years, seeing the sisters, understanding
that each year we build something and it's called family.
How important is family on this journey?
Speaker 3 (09:42):
Oh, I had such a wonderful village.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
You know, we sometimes forget that there are other survivors.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
On this journey.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
We think of the breast cancer survivors, but our caretakers,
our caregivers, our family, and our friends. They're survivors too
because they're going through the battle right along with them.
There is no way that I could have made it
on the other side without the support system that I had,
the family members who would take me to appointments, the
ones who would cook, the ones who would call just
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to check on me, you know, and then building that
family with the Pink Sisters, having those sisters from Sisters
Network loving on me, praying with me, supporting me through,
having a community of people from your job to the
resources that at your cancer center, all of those make
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up that village that you need to make it throughout
the journey.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
Is there anybody that you would like to think that
saw you through other than Sisters Network, Northeast Florida, the
Pink Sisters, anybody else out there that you would like
to think, as you are now a survivor, and I'm
sure the doctors and all the people that pushed through
with you, is there anybody you'd like to think?
Speaker 2 (10:55):
You know, I had a wonderful team at MB and Decent.
I cannot thank them enough. They had so much compassion,
the knowledge base, the time that they took, They would
answer all of my questions. My husband was there from
day one. I have three beautiful sisters who walked through
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that with me, from my sister Felicia, to my sister Twanda,
to my sister Laitania, my best friend, even though she
too had a fight that she was going through, she
was there for me.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Laterresa was amazing.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
And then my children. It was tough for them, but they.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Showed strength that I didn't even know they had.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
So can I just thank Erica and Daniel and Jayvon
and Xavier and Maya. They were my wife, the reason
that I got that fault every day. So for the
team at MD Anderson that I still work with that
watched me closely, that still let me know it's gonna
be okay, even sometimes when it's not okay. To my husband,
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to my sisters, to my children, they have just been wonderful,
you know. And I can't thank them enough. Like I said,
they too are survivors on this journey because they went
through the battle with me.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
Community. You're listening to Community viewpoint. Shawnie's speaking to Patrice
and Patrise. I just want to say that the children
saw you and so trust that they saw strength as well.
So you know, children always, and I have to say this,
they always mirror a parent.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
So thank you.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Thank for being that strong parent too, you know, because
I truly believe they got it from you.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Oh, thank you so much. I really appreciate that.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
Johnny's speaking to Patrice today from Sisters Network Northeast Florida,
a survivor of breast cancer. As we salute and celebrate
Breast Cancer Month, know that it is not a death
set because if you have a team and a family
in a village, you can be a survivor like Patrise. Patrise,
thank you so much for your time, your words, your
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voice of strength to those listening.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Again.
Speaker 1 (13:13):
October the eleven, starting eleven AM, Sisters Network Northeast Florida
is spilling the tea, empowering young African American women to
take charge of their breast health, anything else, Patrice.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
Yeah, when that's they community come out. This is a
free advent and we just want to empower our young
Black women.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
You can find the flyer on our website and the
location is at the Lane Wiley Community Center.
Speaker 4 (13:40):
Community.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Be empowered, stay empowered, and understand that hey, one day
we will find a cure, but right now we have
the greatest support system of all Sisters Network Northeast Florida
is empowering our sisters and even though we had our
tenth annual, they keep going and empowering others. So thank
you for being advocate today, Patrice. Thank you.
Speaker 3 (14:02):
You're so welcome.
Speaker 4 (14:03):
Welcome to Community Viewpoints.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
As Shawnee feeling blessed and highly favored on this Sunday morning,
we are empowering our community. It is the month of
October where we channel into fighting cancer, especially breast cancer.
But today we have two ladies here from the Charmetts,
Latanya Rogers and Yolanda Rogers, not related. They are the
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co chairs for the one hundred Women in Pink event
happening this year.
Speaker 4 (14:34):
Latanya, good morning, how are you.
Speaker 5 (14:38):
I'm doing great?
Speaker 4 (14:39):
How are you Latanya?
Speaker 1 (14:41):
If you would just tell us a little something about
yourself before we get to Yolanda.
Speaker 5 (14:46):
Okay, while I'm wa Tanya Rogers, I am originally from
Detroit and I moved here from to Jacksonville, Orange Park
area and around two thousand and five with my sons,
and I joined the Charmett probably about two years ago now,
and I guess the opportunity to share this event.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
Thank you so much for joining us on community viewpoints.
And Yolanda is here. Yolanda Rogers, how are you doing
this morning?
Speaker 2 (15:12):
I am great?
Speaker 3 (15:13):
How are you Orlanda?
Speaker 1 (15:14):
I feel so blessed to be able to talk to
both of you this morning. I have a double team
today talking about a wonderful event and I saw this
and I said, you know, the community needs to get involved.
So with the Charmets, you guys have been just empowering
the community. You have an event coming up. Talk to
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us about the Charmets the nonprofit and you know the
organization's mission statement.
Speaker 6 (15:42):
Absolutely, it's a sisterhood of dedicated women committed to improving
the quality of life within our community with advocacy, education, service,
and support for cancer research. So of course we definitely
love and helping and being a sisterhood.
Speaker 1 (16:03):
Yolanda, tell us a little something about yourself.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
Oh.
Speaker 6 (16:07):
Absolutely, I was born in Alabama, so I've been here
since early two thousand. I'm a mother of four, and
I feel serving and helping my community is definitely my
purpose in life.
Speaker 1 (16:23):
You mend Shawnee speaking to the Termets this morning. Latania
Rogers and Yolanda Rogers not related, but they are related
in sisterhood. Today they're here to talk to us and
empower us. The month of October, we plan on empowering anyone,
any survivors, anyone going through cancer. So this event that's
coming up, the one hundred Women in Pink is coming up,
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and Latanya talk to us about this event. I love
the subtitle stronger than the Storm. Talk to us about
the one hundred Women in Pinky event coming up.
Speaker 5 (17:00):
Sure, So the one hundred Woman in Pink is an
event that they have, which is really our annual fundraiser
that we've had, and so Leilan and I are the
chair and the cold chair. So we decided to come
up with a theme for this and what better way
to do to name it other than stronger than the Storm,
because this is a matter that some women don't overcome,
and so many women do. So we decided to honor
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those ladies that have survived breast cancer. So it will
be honoring five women that was stronger than the Storm.
And that statement in itself is a wonderful blessing to say.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
And tell us the event is one hundred Women in Pink.
When will the event happen and where will the event be?
Speaker 4 (17:43):
A place.
Speaker 5 (17:44):
So the event is October nineteenth, and it will be
held at the main Library downtown and the event is
from three o'clock to six o'clock. We will have saxophonists there,
We're going to have a comedian, We're having seniors there.
So it's not just a kind of sit down and
find out more about breast cancer. It's more of an
experience of us being able to share and uplift other
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women that's going to be there. Our goal is to
make sure that we have one hundred women there to
celebrate them, not only just the survivors but their caregivers
as well.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
And tell the community how can they attend this event?
How can they get involved with the chimes.
Speaker 6 (18:22):
Absolutely they can, definitely. We have our ticket sale on
event bright. Look for one hundred women in pink on
event bright ticket sales.
Speaker 3 (18:33):
There.
Speaker 6 (18:34):
They can also reach out to thea Tanya Rogers or
Yeolanda Rogers as you said, not related. Our contact information
for the tickets is forty dollars and they can do
that by veil cash app.
Speaker 5 (18:51):
The same one is event bright. So we would love
for people to go through event bright, but if you
can't go through event bright, you can look up either
one of us on Facebook, Latania Rogers or Elanda Rogers,
and you can send us a direct message and we
can send you a link.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
One hundred women in Pink Stronger than the Storm. These
ladies community are asking you to attend and it is
another event facing and empowering women who are going through
breast cancer or a type of cancer. But this is special.
You can also go on our website. You will see
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the flyer. We have some phenomenal women who will be
entertaining you on October the nineteenth. I will also say
that I'm blessed to know a few of these women,
so I'm excited that you guys are empowering the community.
Speaker 4 (19:44):
Again. Where will this event be held, you said, the
library downtown.
Speaker 5 (19:48):
Yes, at the Jacksonville Library downtown the main library again
is from three to six the class on Sunday, October
to nineteenth.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
All right, And is there anything else that you'd like
to share with the community on the Charmets And if
women would like to join your group so that they
can be a part of the force, I would call it.
Speaker 4 (20:10):
How can they get in touch with you all?
Speaker 5 (20:12):
Yes, so the Charmets actually have a website it's called
Duval County Charmet, and if you're interested in joining us,
you're more than welcome to go on to Facebook and
see one of our page, which is called the Duval
County Charmets, and you can click right onto the link
and you can get a direct contact or message with
our person that handles that page and just let them
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know that you're interested in becoming a charm Because the
Charmet is more of an invite only organization, So you
just express your interest, someone will contact you and meet
with you and we will actually at that point discuss
some of the qualifications to actually become a CHARTMT.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
I mean these Shawnee speaking to Latanya Rogers and Yolanda
Rogers from the Charmets. They are here to talk to
us about one hundred Women in Pink event Stronger than
the Storm happening October nineteenth downtown at the Library, empowering
our community, empowering women, caregivers and servants that are doing
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the work in the community. Ladies, I want to thank
you for joining Community Viewpoints today. Is there anything you'd
like to share with the community.
Speaker 6 (21:21):
I do want to say that all is invited, even
though we have said it called one hundred Women in Pink.
We celebrate all you know, people to come out and
be a part of This.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Is just not exclusive to women.
Speaker 5 (21:35):
Men and women are absolutely We even have some children
coming to spend some time with us on this day.
It's a great and wonderful occasion, so we want everybody
to come out listen to Here are speakers. We're even
going to have vendors there as well, so we're welcoming
out to come and join us.
Speaker 4 (21:51):
Community.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
Be sure to get out to the one hundred Women
in Pink events Stronger than the Storm October nineteenth. Again,
you can go on our website. The flyer is on
our website as well. Latania and Yolanda, it was a
pleasure speaking with you. If you have community events throughout
the year, please do not hesitate to get in touch
with me so I can share it with the community
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by adding it to our community website.
Speaker 5 (22:15):
Okay, okay, thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
Latania and Orlanda. I know this event takes work and
you have someone who is supporting you, talk to us
and tell us who is your sponsor.
Speaker 5 (22:26):
This year, we were able to secure some great sponsors
this year, one of those sponsors being black Girl Vitamins.
We were pretty excited for the fact that they were
willing to partner with us on such a great occasion
because they said some of our values actually lying that
with what they leave in which is the greater of
the help of African American women. So we're pretty excited
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to say that they're one of our sponsors and there
to be able to provide some information as well as
some of their products that they provided us to give
out to every participant dot com and we're still accepting
sponsors and donations.
Speaker 1 (23:01):
If someone wants to connect with you, they just have
to go to the Charmett website. Could you repeat that
one more time?
Speaker 5 (23:07):
Yes, do our finding Charmes and so on Facebook. We
also have a website as well.
Speaker 2 (23:13):
The website is the Charmet Incorporated and there's various links
because there's a lot of chapters. So you can actually
just go to the Duol County chapter link and it's
right on the website where you'll be able to click
right on to our website.
Speaker 1 (23:27):
Excellent community. Shawnee speaking to Latanya and your landa Rogers
hear from the Charmettes, ready for everyone to experience the
one hundred women in Pink Event stronger than the storm.
I thank you for being on community viewpoints, and of
course thank you for empowering the community through the Charmetts,
through this event and not stopping as servants to ensure
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that we advocate for cancer.
Speaker 5 (23:53):
Thank you, Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
And as we continue community viewpoints, Shawnee feeling blessed and
highly favored. On this Sunday morning, we are on point
with a movement helping our sisters in need and highlighting
the sisters who pushed and paved the way.
Speaker 4 (24:08):
Today.
Speaker 1 (24:08):
I also have Rosemary McCoy. She is here from the
Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters. Good morning, Rosemary, how are you today?
Speaker 3 (24:17):
I'm wonderful.
Speaker 7 (24:17):
How are you all today?
Speaker 1 (24:19):
You know, Rosemary blessed so that I can interview people
who are in the community making strides and creating or
continuing a legacy. So you are here from the Harriet
Tubman Freedom Fighters. Talk to us about yourself first, give
us a little something about who is Rosemary McCoy.
Speaker 7 (24:35):
Rosemary McCoy, I was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
I was in the military. I got a discharge because
of a near fatal accident and that's why I landed
here in Jacksonville, Florida. What calls me to create heritug
with freedom Founders is I was arrested back in twenty
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thirteen and I felt that it was you know, I
shouldn't have been arrested, right, So I formed them the
heritane of freedom Fighters to fight for freedom.
Speaker 4 (25:08):
For all community.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
We have a sister here with us today as we
continue fighting for our sisters and understanding the fight continues
and is real. Rosemary, if you would talk to us
about your nonprofit organization, Harriet Tubban freedom Fighters, understanding your
why and why you're paving the way. Tell the community
how they can get involved with what you're doing.
Speaker 7 (25:28):
Next, Well, you can get involved by number one, registering
to vote, in getting out to vote and encourage someone.
Speaker 3 (25:34):
Else to vote.
Speaker 7 (25:35):
We also would like you to get involved with the
city council budget right now. That's one of our fights and.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
We'll fight for this.
Speaker 3 (25:41):
Here one eight of a village clubs.
Speaker 7 (25:44):
It's fourteen million dollars on the table. Then we want
them to apply to services that are needed in our communities.
Speaker 3 (25:53):
E of you be giving them zero.
Speaker 7 (25:55):
It was over eight million dollars that the mayor had
allocated about down payment assistance for housing is two million
dollars proposed zero. So this is a fighting so we
are doing our best to stop that type of anti
black in our policies.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
So that's what we're fighting for at this moment. We
also fighting to keep.
Speaker 3 (26:21):
Our community clean.
Speaker 7 (26:23):
We also do environmental justice, so you can contact me
on my cell phone and you like nine four seven
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Speaker 1 (26:40):
Shawnee speaking to Rosemary McCoy when I went to the
Unity Football Festival. She was one of the vendors who
was supporting the Unity Fest understanding her drive today is
to bring us knowledge as to why she created the
Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters to receive equality, receive inclusion. And
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as you know Harriet Tubman, she was one that did
not stop. She created a way out of no way.
So today I wanted to include Rosemary McCoy because we
have to stand for our community, stand for justice, and
stand for those who paved the way like Harriet Tubman.
We are fighting for a movement, for our sisters and
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for our community. Rosemary, anything you'd like to say to
the community to set the charge to create the movement
so that we can understand the why why did you
name your organization Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters?
Speaker 7 (27:45):
Because Harriet Tubman, she didn't just have a dream of freedom,
she fought for it, and she continued to fight within me,
within this organization and all of those that are elect officials,
and everyone that's out there that's doing the work like
to cultivate a peaceful environment. Her spirit is still fliving
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through our lives.
Speaker 1 (28:06):
And I did some research on Harriet Tubman. Her final
words she called upon faith and made reference to John
four Team three in the Bible. She stated, I go
away to prepare a place for you that where I am,
you also may be. Let us stand on charge like
Harriet Tubman, understanding that we have to fight for our community.
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We have to fight for those that are in our community.
So Rosemary, thank you for allowing me to interview you
on such short notice, but I felt your presence being
powerful understanding we need to vote and let our voice
be heard. So thank you so much for your time.
Speaker 7 (28:46):
Today, and thank you all for inviting me. Have a
wonderful day.
Speaker 4 (28:50):
Thank you for listening to community viewpoints.
Speaker 1 (28:52):
Be sure to check out our community calendar page find
out how you can get involved with community events and
of course empower our community. Thanks thank you again for
listening to community viewpoints.
Speaker 4 (29:03):
Have a blessed day.
Welcome to community view points and Shawnee feeling blessed and
highly favored. On this Sunday morning, we are empowering our community,
just doing a post interview due to our tenth annual
law Offices of Rancho's Pa Sisters Strut. One of our
key sponsors was the Sister's Network of Northeast Florida. So
today we have a follow up with the Sisters because
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they do this three sixty five, it's not just in
the month of October. So today I have Patrise Stevens Felder.
She is here from the Sisters Network Northeast Florida. Good morning, Patrise.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Good morning, So thank you guys so much for giving
Sisters Network this platform to amplify breast cancer.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
When is doing this, Mom, We are here, Patrise, We
are in our community, and we love the Sisters Network
Northeast Florida members our family and have become family. If
you would tell the community just a little bit about
Patrese there.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
You know, I've been an associate survivor member of Sister's
Network for like a year and a half. This October,
I'll be a four year.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
Breast cancer survivor.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And during my journey I found myself feeling like I
didn't see anyone who looked like me when I walked.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Into a facility, and Sister's.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Network gave me that support system, the resources I need,
and they helped me foster the inner strength that I
need to continue through my fight after recovery, because then
you never stop fighting.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
As life is a fight, but with the additional medical
situations such as breast cancer, that's just another fight altogether.
The communities listening, Patrice, I understand that you said you
have battled, you are now a survivor. Just talk to
us about how you went about surviving or get through.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Thank you for asking that. You know, originally I felt overwhelmed.
I felt scared. I didn't feel like there was a
lot of resources out there for what I was facing.
I had three cancers in one breast, and as African
American women with dense breast tissue, it's sometimes difficult to
find those abnormalities that's in there, and I was one
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of those cases for two years. They watched me, and
it was after I found my own tumor, and that's
one of the reasons that I reach out to the
community as a cancer patient advocate. I have walked other
women through this journey. Three of those women under forty.
So you know, we know the fact that you know,
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African American women, we are two times more likely to
have triple negative breast cancer. We're forty two percent more
likely to die. So for Sisters Network, our goal is
to get out there in the community and get that
educational information out there. And we have reached foul as
a women just with our partnership with Sister Strut. It
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gives us an opportunity to give direct resources and give
information to the women who are right there that day
in that community community.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Shawnee speaking to Patrisea Stevens Felder. She's here from the
Sisters Network Northeast Florida. Empowering us today, empowering our young sisters,
empowering the sisters of color so that we can detect.
You said something about you know they were watching you,
but you found your own cancer. Early detection is the key.
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And talk to his sisters about you know, knowing your body.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Yes, that's one of the main things we're looking for.
We want our young women to know their breast health
when everything's normal, so when there is a change, they
can recognize it. So you know, when should I check
my breath, what's the proper way to check it? How
often should I.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Be doing that?
Speaker 2 (04:00):
And then if I do find something abnormal, having the
courage to speak up, having the power to advocate, knowing
how to ask the right questions, and then knowing there's
a support system that's still there. So, you know, we
want to educate our young women to be proactive and
advocate about their own breads health. You know, we're targeting
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these women.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
That are under forty. They're too young to.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Get their mammogram yet American Cancer Society says forty five
years old. Yet last year we loss of sister who
was twenty six years old. We have women that are
finding cancer at thirty three, thirty four, thirty five. So
our goal is to get out there in those underserved
communities and make our young women aware. This is what
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good dress health is. So when you find something abnormal,
you're aware of it, and you're not waiting and you're
not afraid to speak up for yourself.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Spilling the tea on this Sunday morning is the Sisters
Network Northeast flo Or with me today is Patria Stevens Felder.
She is one of the advocates and one as survivor
paving the way and building a momentum of sisters being
there for sisters. So talk to us about Saturday, October
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the eleventh. It's called Spilling the Tea, empowering young Black
women to take charge of their breast health.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
Talk to us about that day, what they expect.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
We are so excited. We're targeting our young Black women
between sixteen and fifty. We're telling them to come out, slay,
have some conversations with us. We're going to have a
medical expert who've given accurate.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Information on the bread held.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
We're going to have engaging demonstrations on how to properly
check your breath. We are going to have a survivor's
story that's empowering that you know, this young lady found
her cancer herself. So we want these mothers come out
and bring your daughters. Daughters, come out and bring your
mothers so that we can break the busties, myths, and
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these disparities that are found among the African American women.
October six is.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
The last day to register. You know, you guys have.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
It on your website, but you can also go to
eventwright dot com and look for spilling the Tea for
breast health community.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
This is an event where you take your sister with you,
your mom with you, your friend with you. This disease
has no barrier and no color. And we are targeting
our sisters. We want them to understand and know, especially
the young ones where right now medically they say you
don't need to take a test to know, but you
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need to be aware. So October the eleventh, starting at
eleven am, the Sisters Network Northeast Florida is spilling the Tea,
bringing the tea and providing the tea on breast health. Patrice,
anything else you'd like to share with the community at.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
This time, You know, we like to thank the community
for coming out to schools destruct and supporting us once
again for ten years. We are out there in our community.
We're spreading awareness. We have the resources, and we just
want them to know. Early detection is the key. That's
the main thing we keep telling my young women. Early detection.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
And I have to ask you this, with breast cancer
and you coming through surviving your mental health was a
big part of this. What would you say to those
out there battling you know.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
What I would tell them? Number one, slow down, give
yourself a chance to digest what's going on. It's very overwhelming.
Find that support system that's going to help you through.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
Take each victory, just one.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Step at a time, because it's going to be small victories.
When they say it's a journey, it truly is a journey.
I've had a four year fight.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
My first year.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
I celebrated my first year with Sister Strut and I
have been walking with them since. I have been going
through Sister's network fence. But you have to take get
one day at a time. That would be my advice mentally,
one day at a time, and remember this is a
faith walk and some days you're gonna fall, some days
you're gonna stutter, But the faith part is getting back up.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Other than the Bible, did you read any books to
see you through this journey?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
You know, I did have a pink sister who was
just wonderful walking me through the journey, and she shared,
she sent me gifts, and she sent me a book
and that was a great.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Tool for me.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
I read Everybody Got Something by Robing Robert, and I
just could relate to what was in that book and
the journey that she was going through because I too
was walking through it, so that was like a survivor
guide for me. Besides reading my Bible, praying and having
my moments of my Wednesday Worships. That's what I would do.
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I would have my Wednesday Worships to just encourage me
throughout the week, you know, because on this journey we're
having three Need for Dots apartment a week, midwek Wednesday Worships.
I just needed that encouragement. So having a Pink sister
to walk on the journey encourage me once I was
on the other side of recovery to do the same
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for another woman. It actually gave me purpose in my
pain to be a part of an organization like Sister's
Network and to help other women advocate, encourage them, and
support them throughout this journey.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
Patrice, you know, having been with the iHeartMedia and doing
Sisters Strut for the ten years, seeing the sisters, understanding
that each year we build something and it's called family.
How important is family on this journey?
Speaker 3 (09:42):
Oh, I had such a wonderful village.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
You know, we sometimes forget that there are other survivors.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
On this journey.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
We think of the breast cancer survivors, but our caretakers,
our caregivers, our family, and our friends. They're survivors too
because they're going through the battle right along with them.
There is no way that I could have made it
on the other side without the support system that I had,
the family members who would take me to appointments, the
ones who would cook, the ones who would call just
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to check on me, you know, and then building that
family with the Pink Sisters, having those sisters from Sisters
Network loving on me, praying with me, supporting me through,
having a community of people from your job to the
resources that at your cancer center, all of those make
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up that village that you need to make it throughout
the journey.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
Is there anybody that you would like to think that
saw you through other than Sisters Network, Northeast Florida, the
Pink Sisters, anybody else out there that you would like
to think, as you are now a survivor, and I'm
sure the doctors and all the people that pushed through
with you, is there anybody you'd like to think?
Speaker 2 (10:55):
You know, I had a wonderful team at MB and Decent.
I cannot thank them enough. They had so much compassion,
the knowledge base, the time that they took, They would
answer all of my questions. My husband was there from
day one. I have three beautiful sisters who walked through
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that with me, from my sister Felicia, to my sister Twanda,
to my sister Laitania, my best friend, even though she
too had a fight that she was going through, she
was there for me.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Laterresa was amazing.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
And then my children. It was tough for them, but they.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Showed strength that I didn't even know they had.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
So can I just thank Erica and Daniel and Jayvon
and Xavier and Maya. They were my wife, the reason
that I got that fault every day. So for the
team at MD Anderson that I still work with that
watched me closely, that still let me know it's gonna
be okay, even sometimes when it's not okay. To my husband,
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to my sisters, to my children, they have just been wonderful,
you know. And I can't thank them enough. Like I said,
they too are survivors on this journey because they went
through the battle with me.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
Community. You're listening to Community viewpoint. Shawnie's speaking to Patrice
and Patrise. I just want to say that the children
saw you and so trust that they saw strength as well.
So you know, children always, and I have to say this,
they always mirror a parent.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
So thank you.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Thank for being that strong parent too, you know, because
I truly believe they got it from you.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Oh, thank you so much. I really appreciate that.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
Johnny's speaking to Patrice today from Sisters Network Northeast Florida,
a survivor of breast cancer. As we salute and celebrate
Breast Cancer Month, know that it is not a death
set because if you have a team and a family
in a village, you can be a survivor like Patrise. Patrise,
thank you so much for your time, your words, your
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voice of strength to those listening.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Again.
Speaker 1 (13:13):
October the eleven, starting eleven AM, Sisters Network Northeast Florida
is spilling the tea, empowering young African American women to
take charge of their breast health, anything else, Patrice.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
Yeah, when that's they community come out. This is a
free advent and we just want to empower our young
Black women.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
You can find the flyer on our website and the
location is at the Lane Wiley Community Center.
Speaker 4 (13:40):
Community.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Be empowered, stay empowered, and understand that hey, one day
we will find a cure, but right now we have
the greatest support system of all Sisters Network Northeast Florida
is empowering our sisters and even though we had our
tenth annual, they keep going and empowering others. So thank
you for being advocate today, Patrice. Thank you.
Speaker 3 (14:02):
You're so welcome.
Speaker 4 (14:03):
Welcome to Community Viewpoints.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
As Shawnee feeling blessed and highly favored on this Sunday morning,
we are empowering our community. It is the month of
October where we channel into fighting cancer, especially breast cancer.
But today we have two ladies here from the Charmetts,
Latanya Rogers and Yolanda Rogers, not related. They are the
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co chairs for the one hundred Women in Pink event
happening this year.
Speaker 4 (14:34):
Latanya, good morning, how are you.
Speaker 5 (14:38):
I'm doing great?
Speaker 4 (14:39):
How are you Latanya?
Speaker 1 (14:41):
If you would just tell us a little something about
yourself before we get to Yolanda.
Speaker 5 (14:46):
Okay, while I'm wa Tanya Rogers, I am originally from
Detroit and I moved here from to Jacksonville, Orange Park
area and around two thousand and five with my sons,
and I joined the Charmett probably about two years ago now,
and I guess the opportunity to share this event.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
Thank you so much for joining us on community viewpoints.
And Yolanda is here. Yolanda Rogers, how are you doing
this morning?
Speaker 2 (15:12):
I am great?
Speaker 3 (15:13):
How are you Orlanda?
Speaker 1 (15:14):
I feel so blessed to be able to talk to
both of you this morning. I have a double team
today talking about a wonderful event and I saw this
and I said, you know, the community needs to get involved.
So with the Charmets, you guys have been just empowering
the community. You have an event coming up. Talk to
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us about the Charmets the nonprofit and you know the
organization's mission statement.
Speaker 6 (15:42):
Absolutely, it's a sisterhood of dedicated women committed to improving
the quality of life within our community with advocacy, education, service,
and support for cancer research. So of course we definitely
love and helping and being a sisterhood.
Speaker 1 (16:03):
Yolanda, tell us a little something about yourself.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
Oh.
Speaker 6 (16:07):
Absolutely, I was born in Alabama, so I've been here
since early two thousand. I'm a mother of four, and
I feel serving and helping my community is definitely my
purpose in life.
Speaker 1 (16:23):
You mend Shawnee speaking to the Termets this morning. Latania
Rogers and Yolanda Rogers not related, but they are related
in sisterhood. Today they're here to talk to us and
empower us. The month of October, we plan on empowering anyone,
any survivors, anyone going through cancer. So this event that's
coming up, the one hundred Women in Pink is coming up,
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and Latanya talk to us about this event. I love
the subtitle stronger than the Storm. Talk to us about
the one hundred Women in Pinky event coming up.
Speaker 5 (17:00):
Sure, So the one hundred Woman in Pink is an
event that they have, which is really our annual fundraiser
that we've had, and so Leilan and I are the
chair and the cold chair. So we decided to come
up with a theme for this and what better way
to do to name it other than stronger than the Storm,
because this is a matter that some women don't overcome,
and so many women do. So we decided to honor
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those ladies that have survived breast cancer. So it will
be honoring five women that was stronger than the Storm.
And that statement in itself is a wonderful blessing to say.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
And tell us the event is one hundred Women in Pink.
When will the event happen and where will the event be?
Speaker 4 (17:43):
A place.
Speaker 5 (17:44):
So the event is October nineteenth, and it will be
held at the main Library downtown and the event is
from three o'clock to six o'clock. We will have saxophonists there,
We're going to have a comedian, We're having seniors there.
So it's not just a kind of sit down and
find out more about breast cancer. It's more of an
experience of us being able to share and uplift other
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women that's going to be there. Our goal is to
make sure that we have one hundred women there to
celebrate them, not only just the survivors but their caregivers
as well.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
And tell the community how can they attend this event?
How can they get involved with the chimes.
Speaker 6 (18:22):
Absolutely they can, definitely. We have our ticket sale on
event bright. Look for one hundred women in pink on
event bright ticket sales.
Speaker 3 (18:33):
There.
Speaker 6 (18:34):
They can also reach out to thea Tanya Rogers or
Yeolanda Rogers as you said, not related. Our contact information
for the tickets is forty dollars and they can do
that by veil cash app.
Speaker 5 (18:51):
The same one is event bright. So we would love
for people to go through event bright, but if you
can't go through event bright, you can look up either
one of us on Facebook, Latania Rogers or Elanda Rogers,
and you can send us a direct message and we
can send you a link.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
One hundred women in Pink Stronger than the Storm. These
ladies community are asking you to attend and it is
another event facing and empowering women who are going through
breast cancer or a type of cancer. But this is special.
You can also go on our website. You will see
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the flyer. We have some phenomenal women who will be
entertaining you on October the nineteenth. I will also say
that I'm blessed to know a few of these women,
so I'm excited that you guys are empowering the community.
Speaker 4 (19:44):
Again. Where will this event be held, you said, the
library downtown.
Speaker 5 (19:48):
Yes, at the Jacksonville Library downtown the main library again
is from three to six the class on Sunday, October
to nineteenth.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
All right, And is there anything else that you'd like
to share with the community on the Charmets And if
women would like to join your group so that they
can be a part of the force, I would call it.
Speaker 4 (20:10):
How can they get in touch with you all?
Speaker 5 (20:12):
Yes, so the Charmets actually have a website it's called
Duval County Charmet, and if you're interested in joining us,
you're more than welcome to go on to Facebook and
see one of our page, which is called the Duval
County Charmets, and you can click right onto the link
and you can get a direct contact or message with
our person that handles that page and just let them
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know that you're interested in becoming a charm Because the
Charmet is more of an invite only organization, So you
just express your interest, someone will contact you and meet
with you and we will actually at that point discuss
some of the qualifications to actually become a CHARTMT.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
I mean these Shawnee speaking to Latanya Rogers and Yolanda
Rogers from the Charmets. They are here to talk to
us about one hundred Women in Pink event Stronger than
the Storm happening October nineteenth downtown at the Library, empowering
our community, empowering women, caregivers and servants that are doing
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the work in the community. Ladies, I want to thank
you for joining Community Viewpoints today. Is there anything you'd
like to share with the community.
Speaker 6 (21:21):
I do want to say that all is invited, even
though we have said it called one hundred Women in Pink.
We celebrate all you know, people to come out and
be a part of This.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Is just not exclusive to women.
Speaker 5 (21:35):
Men and women are absolutely We even have some children
coming to spend some time with us on this day.
It's a great and wonderful occasion, so we want everybody
to come out listen to Here are speakers. We're even
going to have vendors there as well, so we're welcoming
out to come and join us.
Speaker 4 (21:51):
Community.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
Be sure to get out to the one hundred Women
in Pink events Stronger than the Storm October nineteenth. Again,
you can go on our website. The flyer is on
our website as well. Latania and Yolanda, it was a
pleasure speaking with you. If you have community events throughout
the year, please do not hesitate to get in touch
with me so I can share it with the community
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by adding it to our community website.
Speaker 5 (22:15):
Okay, okay, thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
Latania and Orlanda. I know this event takes work and
you have someone who is supporting you, talk to us
and tell us who is your sponsor.
Speaker 5 (22:26):
This year, we were able to secure some great sponsors
this year, one of those sponsors being black Girl Vitamins.
We were pretty excited for the fact that they were
willing to partner with us on such a great occasion
because they said some of our values actually lying that
with what they leave in which is the greater of
the help of African American women. So we're pretty excited
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to say that they're one of our sponsors and there
to be able to provide some information as well as
some of their products that they provided us to give
out to every participant dot com and we're still accepting
sponsors and donations.
Speaker 1 (23:01):
If someone wants to connect with you, they just have
to go to the Charmett website. Could you repeat that
one more time?
Speaker 5 (23:07):
Yes, do our finding Charmes and so on Facebook. We
also have a website as well.
Speaker 2 (23:13):
The website is the Charmet Incorporated and there's various links
because there's a lot of chapters. So you can actually
just go to the Duol County chapter link and it's
right on the website where you'll be able to click
right on to our website.
Speaker 1 (23:27):
Excellent community. Shawnee speaking to Latanya and your landa Rogers
hear from the Charmettes, ready for everyone to experience the
one hundred women in Pink Event stronger than the storm.
I thank you for being on community viewpoints, and of
course thank you for empowering the community through the Charmetts,
through this event and not stopping as servants to ensure
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that we advocate for cancer.
Speaker 5 (23:53):
Thank you, Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
And as we continue community viewpoints, Shawnee feeling blessed and
highly favored. On this Sunday morning, we are on point
with a movement helping our sisters in need and highlighting
the sisters who pushed and paved the way.
Speaker 4 (24:08):
Today.
Speaker 1 (24:08):
I also have Rosemary McCoy. She is here from the
Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters. Good morning, Rosemary, how are you today?
Speaker 3 (24:17):
I'm wonderful.
Speaker 7 (24:17):
How are you all today?
Speaker 1 (24:19):
You know, Rosemary blessed so that I can interview people
who are in the community making strides and creating or
continuing a legacy. So you are here from the Harriet
Tubman Freedom Fighters. Talk to us about yourself first, give
us a little something about who is Rosemary McCoy.
Speaker 7 (24:35):
Rosemary McCoy, I was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
I was in the military. I got a discharge because
of a near fatal accident and that's why I landed
here in Jacksonville, Florida. What calls me to create heritug
with freedom Founders is I was arrested back in twenty
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thirteen and I felt that it was you know, I
shouldn't have been arrested, right, So I formed them the
heritane of freedom Fighters to fight for freedom.
Speaker 4 (25:08):
For all community.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
We have a sister here with us today as we
continue fighting for our sisters and understanding the fight continues
and is real. Rosemary, if you would talk to us
about your nonprofit organization, Harriet Tubban freedom Fighters, understanding your
why and why you're paving the way. Tell the community
how they can get involved with what you're doing.
Speaker 7 (25:28):
Next, Well, you can get involved by number one, registering
to vote, in getting out to vote and encourage someone.
Speaker 3 (25:34):
Else to vote.
Speaker 7 (25:35):
We also would like you to get involved with the
city council budget right now. That's one of our fights and.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
We'll fight for this.
Speaker 3 (25:41):
Here one eight of a village clubs.
Speaker 7 (25:44):
It's fourteen million dollars on the table. Then we want
them to apply to services that are needed in our communities.
Speaker 3 (25:53):
E of you be giving them zero.
Speaker 7 (25:55):
It was over eight million dollars that the mayor had
allocated about down payment assistance for housing is two million
dollars proposed zero. So this is a fighting so we
are doing our best to stop that type of anti
black in our policies.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
So that's what we're fighting for at this moment. We
also fighting to keep.
Speaker 3 (26:21):
Our community clean.
Speaker 7 (26:23):
We also do environmental justice, so you can contact me
on my cell phone and you like nine four seven
one three one five seven zero or visit our websnite
ht ff dot us community.
Speaker 1 (26:40):
Shawnee speaking to Rosemary McCoy when I went to the
Unity Football Festival. She was one of the vendors who
was supporting the Unity Fest understanding her drive today is
to bring us knowledge as to why she created the
Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters to receive equality, receive inclusion. And
(27:05):
as you know Harriet Tubman, she was one that did
not stop. She created a way out of no way.
So today I wanted to include Rosemary McCoy because we
have to stand for our community, stand for justice, and
stand for those who paved the way like Harriet Tubman.
We are fighting for a movement, for our sisters and
(27:28):
for our community. Rosemary, anything you'd like to say to
the community to set the charge to create the movement
so that we can understand the why why did you
name your organization Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters?
Speaker 7 (27:45):
Because Harriet Tubman, she didn't just have a dream of freedom,
she fought for it, and she continued to fight within me,
within this organization and all of those that are elect officials,
and everyone that's out there that's doing the work like
to cultivate a peaceful environment. Her spirit is still fliving
(28:05):
through our lives.
Speaker 1 (28:06):
And I did some research on Harriet Tubman. Her final
words she called upon faith and made reference to John
four Team three in the Bible. She stated, I go
away to prepare a place for you that where I am,
you also may be. Let us stand on charge like
Harriet Tubman, understanding that we have to fight for our community.
(28:29):
We have to fight for those that are in our community.
So Rosemary, thank you for allowing me to interview you
on such short notice, but I felt your presence being
powerful understanding we need to vote and let our voice
be heard. So thank you so much for your time.
Speaker 7 (28:46):
Today, and thank you all for inviting me. Have a
wonderful day.
Speaker 4 (28:50):
Thank you for listening to community viewpoints.
Speaker 1 (28:52):
Be sure to check out our community calendar page find
out how you can get involved with community events and
of course empower our community. Thanks thank you again for
listening to community viewpoints.
Speaker 4 (29:03):
Have a blessed day.
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