by Shernay Williams

Like many Black women, actress Tia Mowry has lost people she loves to cancer. Moreover, she had her own breast cancer scare last year when doctors found an abnormality during a routine mammogram.

“I was scared; I was overwhelmed,” she said in a sit-down interview with Word In Black. “I ended up getting a biopsy, and everything ended up turning out fine. But I do know that’s not the story for everyone.”

Black people are more likely to die from breast and prostate cancer than any other racial group, according to 2025 findings by the American Cancer Society.

These mortality disparities, paired with personal experiences, have inspired Mowry to host a new video series called “Rewrite the Recipe,” launching Nov. 24. In the episodes, the actress, who calls food her love la

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