Stuart Scott was a champion for ending cancer in Black communities

Posted Dec 7, 2020
Stuart Scott fought. He battled appendiceal cancer, and for many, the treatment the ESPN sports anchor endured is unimaginable. He shared some of his journey in his 2014 ESPYS speech. “I just got out of the hospital this past Friday. Seven days stay. Man, I crashed. I had liver complications. I had kidney failure. I had four surgeries in seven days." (The Undefeated)

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