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Rihanna Features Black Cancer Survivors In New Savage X Fenty Ad
Oct 21, 2020
Cayatanita, Ericka and Nykia | Image: Savage X Fenty
Rihanna is marking Breast Cancer Awareness month by featuring three black survivors, all of whom have been diagnosed with aggressive forms of breast cancer.
The singer’s lingerie brand, in a statement, said: “This Breast Cancer Awareness month, we’re sharing the moving stories of Thrivers & Survivors. We spoke to three bad asses who are resilient, inspiring, and changing the way we think about Thrivers & Survivors.”
The women featured in the campaign, Cayatanita, Ericka and Nykia, are all survivors of breast cancer and the campaign aims to highlight the “unfair disparities within the health care system for the Black community.”
Cayatanita, who starred in the Savage X Fenty Volume 2 show began blogging about her experience after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32 in 2018 – seven years to the day of her cardiovascular diagnosis. “It was pretty devastating for me. But I knew that I was going to go ahead and push through,” she says of her aggressive triple-negative cancer and the lack of research, funding and solutions for the condition.
“Sharing a little bit about what was going on – I felt it was important. I wanted to make sure I created healthy relationships with people… I have my list of all who I check in on, and they check on me… They’re my queens… They make me feel confident and empowered.”
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