Kelly Price Breast Cancer

Kelly Price, star of R&B Divas and a seven-time Grammy-nominated American R&B singer–songwriter, recently spoke with Roland Martin about her very personal relationship with breast cancer on NewsOne Now.

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In 1998, Kelly learned that both her mother and mother-in-law had been diagnosed with breast cancer, which would later claim her mother-in-law’s life.

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In December 2000, Price donated $250,000 to fight breast cancer to the G&P Foundation For Cancer Research to help with the ongoing fight against breast cancer. Price donated the proceeds from her single “Love Sets You Free” which she recorded in January 2000.

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In April 1999, Price volunteered to showcase her fashion designs during a special charity gala and fashion show to help the National Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative raise money for breast cancer education for minority women.

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