Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI), the nation’s leading voice for Black breast cancer survivors is proud to announce the 15th Annual Stop the Silence® National African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run. The highly anticipated 5K Walk/Run attracts over 3,000 participants and will be hosted in Houston, TX., on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Tom Bass Regional Park, 3452 Fellows Rd., from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Participants can look forward to a day of solidarity, remembrance, and action as they take strides to Stop the Silence so Black women can the breast cancer odds.
Regular registration is open from January 15-April 4, 2025. The fee is $45/individual and $450/team for of ten.
Participants can register at www.stopthesilencewalk.org. A portion of the funds raised from the walk support the Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP). Established in 2006, BCAP provides much-needed financial support to survivors and pays for 3D mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women nationwide. To date, BCAP has provided nearly $1.6 million dollars in financial support and early detection screenings.
Black women are 42% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women. Black women under 35 get breast cancer at two times the rate of white women and die at three times the rate.
First launched in April 2010, the Stop the Silence® Walk is the first and only national breast cancer walk led by a Blackfounded organization specifically for Black women. The historic walk is hosted during National Minority Health Awareness month and welcomes over 3,000 participants from around the United States who come together to walk in honor, memory, and celebration of the women they love who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
“Our Stop the Silence Walk transcends being just a 5K race; it’s a powerful movement of sisterhood, unity and purpose. With every step, we honor the strength and resilience of breast cancer survivors, pay tribute to the cherished memories of those we have lost, and elevate the critical message of the importance of early detection within the Black community,” said Karen E. Jackson, Founder/CEO, Sisters Network® Inc.
To learn more about the walk and to register, please visit www.stopthesilencewalk.org. For more information about Sisters
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Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI) was founded in 1994 by Karen Eubanks Jackson, 31-year, and 4-time breast cancer survivor. Today, SNI is the largest and only national Black breast cancer survivorship organization in the United States and a leading voice in the fight against breast cancer in the Black community. Sisters Network Inc. National headquarters is in Houston, Texas. The organization has over 25+ survivor-run affiliate chapters nationwide located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
