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"We are thrilled and excited with the opportunity to participate in the State Fair Classic and to have the support of Prairie View A&M and leaders from Dallas and Houston in the fight against prostate cancer. We are confident that the men and families we reach during this event will benefit from the increased awareness about prostate cancer and its deadly impact on Black men, and we pray that lives will be saved," says Thomas Farrington, PHEN's President and Founder.
DeWayne Charleston, PHEN's Survivor Network Texas ambassador and PVAMU alumnus, coordinated the state fair prostate cancer awareness effort with Dr. Keith Crawford, PHEN’s Director of Clinical Trials and Patient Education, also a PVAMU alumnus. PHEN plans to leverage its presence at this event to expand ongoing education and awareness programs with leaders and community partners within Texas.
About the State Fair Classic
The State Fair Classic is an annual college football game between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Prairie View A&M University Panthers. The State Fair Classic, held annually at the Cotton Bowl, began in 1925. The contest always took place on "Negro Day" at the State Fair of Texas. The current Prairie View and Grambling annual showdown has been held since 1992. More
About Prairie View
Prairie View A&M University, the first state-supported College in Texas for African Americans, was established during the Reconstruction Period after the Civil War in 1876. It is the second oldest public institution of higher education in Texas. The University’s enrollment exceeds 8,000 including more than 2,000 graduate students from the United States as well as many foreign countries. More
About Representative Sheila Jackson Lee
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, which includes most of central Houston. She has served since 1995 and is the Democratic Chief Deputy Whip for the House of Representatives. She authored the Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act. More
About Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes III
For the past 40 years, Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes III has served as a visionary and innovative Senior Pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. Under his servant leadership, the membership of the church has grown from less than 100 members in 1983 to more than 13,000. More
About PHEN
PHEN was founded in 2003 with a mission to eliminate the prostate cancer racial disparity, which is the largest for any major cancer for men or women. Working with community partners and ambassadors, PHEN implements national initiatives for prostate cancer awareness, early detection screening, treatment options, and clinical trials.
Media Contact:
Vera Gruessner, Communications Coordinator
verag@prostatehealthed.org
781-718-0528
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