Black Volunteer Caucus (BVC) > BVC In Action
The Black Volunteer Caucus is engaged in meaningful advocacy and policy work nationally and locally. Check out a few of their successes so far.
Virtual Postcard Party: Help Save Lives From Prostate Cancer
- Thank you for joining the Virtual Postcard Party! At the event we discussed the
PSA Screening for HIM Act and wrote postcards to our US Senators asking them
to cosponsor the bill.
Black Volunteer Caucus Fireside Chat – Prostate Cancer
- Thank you for joining “Let’s Hear From the Ladies: How Black Women are Fighting Prostate Cancer Disparities” Facebook Live moderated by BVC member DonnaMarie Woodson and featuring fellow Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. members Andrea King Collier and Donna Hargrove.
Watch the Facebook Live Recording
Download the Fireside Chat Program
- Thank you for joining “Prostate Cancer’s Unequal Burden in the Black Community: Saving Ourselves through Patient-Centered Solutions” event moderated by BVC member Dave Ford and featuring Representative Troy Carter Sr., Representative Donald Payne Jr., Dr. Kevin Billups, William Battle and Tony Holt.
Download the Fireside Chat Program
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Event
Join Understanding & Ending Breast Cancer Disparities Among Black Women Twitter Spaces virtual discussion on Friday, October 21 at 2 pm (ET). Moderated by BVC Chairwoman Jacqueline Beale and featuring Fight Through Flights and Tammy Boyd, ACS CAN Vice President, Federal Advocacy.
Black Volunteer Caucus Fireside Chat
Thank you to everyone that participated in the BVC’s first Fireside Chat “The Black Community is Being Left Behind – Why Aren’t They Included in Clinical Trials?” to discuss the Black community’s unique challenges to cancer care.
Watch the recording
Download the Fireside Chat Program
Clinical Trials: Why Black Community Participation Matters
Dr. Sara Horton, Executive Director for Access and Diversity for the Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative, shares with BVC member Stephen Jackson the value, importance, and impact of the participation of the Black community in clinical trials. Dr. Horton demystifies common misconceptions about clinical trials and how increasing Black patients enrollment in trials improves the standard of care for everyone.