Check That Gurl™

Check That Gurl™ — a Black Girl Cancer Club breast self-exam program

Once a month. Ten minutes. Your hands, your body.

Check That Gurl™ is an original breast self-exam education program created by Britney Mullins, founder of Black Girl Cancer Club. It was designed in October 2026 and debuts at our Pilates & Prosecco Pink Out event in Oakland on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

What's in the program

The Check That Gurl™ flyer. Three simple steps: LOOK, FEEL, KNOW. Illustrated with breasts in four shades of brown, because every shade and every body deserves to be checked.
My 12 Checks tracker. A month-by-month tracker where you tick off each monthly self-exam and write the date. Available only at Black Girl Cancer Club activation events.
The Check That Gurl™ touch board. A hands-on acrylic display with four brown breast models set into the board and the steps printed under each one, so people can practice finding a lump: pads of 3 fingers, dime-size circles, light, medium and firm pressure.

The three steps

01 LOOK — In the mirror: arms down, arms up, hands on hips. Check size, shape and skin.
02 FEEL — Pads of 3 fingers. Dime-size circles. Light, medium, firm. Collarbone to bra line, armpit to mid-chest.
03 KNOW — Know your normal. Anything new or different? Call your doctor. Don't wait it out.

Call your doctor if you notice: a new lump, dimpling or puckering, a nipple turning inward, discharge, or redness or swelling.

Black women are more likely to be diagnosed before 40 and more likely to die from breast cancer. Ask for a risk assessment by 25. Mammograms every 2 years from 40.

Coming soon

Check That Gurl™ materials will be available for schools, clinics and community organizations for educational use. Want them for your group? Reach out at bgcc.club@bgcc.club.

© 2026 Black Girl Cancer Club LLC. Check That Gurl™ and all related designs, text and materials are original works of Black Girl Cancer Club. All rights reserved. No reproduction or use without written permission.

A brief overview of my story and what motivated me to start Black Girl Cancer Club

At the age of 31, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

My friends and family were my support system, a true blessing. They were my backbone when I felt like giving up. My prayer warriors when my faith tapered. The people who cheered me on for every fight I fought. The people who couldn’t cry because I was crying. The ones who made sure I got to every appointment!

I did not do it alone! I could not do it alone!

I call them my gang!

My gang helped me survive! They supplied me with motivation, morals, empathy, community, courage, prayer, strength, encouragement, love and compassion.

You name it they had my back.

And this is why Black Girl Cancer Club was created