Jazmine Sullivan’s Fight Against Breast Cancer

Into America

Trymaine Lee, MS NOW

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🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

How R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan is using her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis to address racial disparities with the disease and help other Black families along the way.

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0:00.0	I'm originally from South Jersey, but Philly is my adopted hometown, and I don't know if I'm
0:08.6	making this up, but I remember being at the five spot on Bank Street and being kindred
0:12.7	and it'd be Jaguar right.
0:14.2	And I think I remember seeing a young Jasmine Sullivan there.
0:17.3	Was that you back in the day like 14 years old?
0:19.0	That was me.
0:20.0	That was little me.
0:21.2	I will go there every other Tuesday, and then I had to get up for school in the morning.
0:27.9	I remember reuniting of sorts.
0:31.1	Thank you.
0:33.1	Jasmine Sullivan is one of the biggest names in R&B, but I first saw Jasmine in the early
0:38.0	2000s at the Black Lily, a music series showcasing mostly female musicians and vocalists
0:43.9	at the five spot in Philly.
0:48.6	There were always amazing artists coming through, but Jasmine, to be so young and so talented,
0:56.1	stood out.
0:57.1	I know you've got a little life in here.
1:04.1	I know you've got a lot of strength in there.
1:08.1	I know you've got a little life in here.
1:13.1	I know you've got a lot of strength in there.
1:19.5	Since those days at the Black Lily, her talent and career have only grown.
1:23.9	She's 34 now, with 12 Grammy nominations, four highly claimed albums, and a seriously
1:29.5	long list of songwriting credits.
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