Her chance of dying from breast cancer is 50% higher than other women. She has a family history and she’s Black.
But that’s not stopping Kim Roxie from changing the odds.
Kim is a staunch supporter of The Rose and founder of LAMIK Beauty, a makeup line for women of color made with vegan, natural and organic ingredients.
During this conversation, Dorothy talks with Kim about her mother, who lost her fight with breast cancer, and how she’s rallying the Black community to join the battle against cancer.
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