Interview: Mary J Blige with Linda Goler Blount (2020)

Along with Black Women’s Health Imperative’s Linda Goler Blount, Mary J. Blige returns to our show to talk about “The P.O.W.E.R. of Sure” campaign, where she encourages women to schedule their annual mammograms.

Video Content: Mary J Blige with Linda Goler Blount (2020)
Interviewed by host Lori Rosales, singer / actress Mary J. Blige returns to our show and is joined by Linda Goler Blount, MPH, the CEO of Black Women’s Health Imperative, as the two discuss The P.O.W.E.R. of Sure campaign to encourage women to schedule their annual mammograms.

For more information about The P.O.W.E.R. of Sure: www.besure.bwhi.org

Mini-Biographies:
Born in The Bronx, New York, Mary J. Blige is a global success story as a singer, who was once known as “The Queen of Hip Hop Soul.” Started out as a background singer, Blige released her first album, “What’s The 411?,” in 1992. Her other album titles include “My Life” (1994), “Share My World” (1997), “Mary” (1999), “No More Drama” (2001), “Love & Life” (2003), “The Breakthrough” (2005), “Growing Pains” (2007), “Stronger with Each Tear” (2009), “My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1”) (2011), “A Mary Christmas” (2013), “The London Sessions” (2014), and “Strength of a Woman” (2017). Blige has also worked as an actress with roles in films, such as “Prison Song,” “Rock of Ages,” “Betty and Coretta,” “Black Nativity,” “Mudbound,” “Trolls World Tour,” and “Body Cam.” She was nominated for an Oscar® and Golden Globe® awards as Florence Jackson in “Mudbound.” On TV, Blige played Cha Cha in Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” and, currently, stars as Monet Stewart in the “Power” spin-off, “Power Book II: Ghost.”

Linda Goler Blount became the president and chief executive officer of the Black Women’s Health Imperative in February 2014. She has more than 25 years of experience in the public, for‐profit and nonprofit sectors, including tenures at United Way of Greater Atlanta and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.