Meet our 2019 Honorees

TRACEY DICKSON SCOTT

Tracey Dickson Scott had always been outgoing and athletic. A lover of running and everything fitness. As a flight attendant her job took her around the country on a regular basis. In 2008 life took a drastic turn as she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of stage 2B breast cancer. She often describes it as running FULL SPEED into a brick wall. Tracey remembers clearly the doctor explaining that she would need to jump through hoops to get well. Her immediate thought was, “Well, show me the hoops!”. She knew that above everyone else she had GOD to lean on and carry her all the way.

Going through treatment was rough and there were days that she felt like giving up, but her mother reminded her that she was an athlete and her body was used to getting up and being athletic. And with that she began to FIGHT her way back to health. Tracey made a promise to have breast cancer leave her better than it found her. Mission accomplished! Since surviving breast cancer, Tracey has been featured in “Shape Magazine”, “Women’s Health Magazine”, A Calendar to Live By, “The Health Journal” and “The Daily Press Newspaper”, spreading the word of breast health and fitness. One of her biggest honors was being chosen by Under Armour to be the face of their athletic Power in Pink Line which gave her a national platform to help other women push through the disease. Perhaps her most enormous achievement to date is being a Pink Perseverance, Inc. Honoree. She believes that when women see other women thriving during and after treatment it can be empowering. The nonprofit shines a bright light on sisterhood and survival! Tracey has been quoted as saying, “I have to believe that the reason I went through it all was to be able to authentically extend my hand to the next sister behind me.” Pink Perseverance has helped her do just that.

Eleven years later Tracey is still traveling the country as a flight attendant! She gives ALL the glory to GOD for restoring her health. Tracey feels blessed. Before going through breast cancer, she saw the world in black and white. However, now she sees the world in vibrant, bright, BEAUTIFUL colors! When asked what she has learned since the doctor told her that she would need to jump through hoops to get well, Tracey explains that she smiles, shakes her head and says to herself, “WOW, I never knew I could jump so high!”

DAPHNE GOLDEN

Daphne attended Norfolk State University (NSU) where she gained an interest in Delta Sigma Theta and attended Hampton University (HU). Since attending both universities, she has a mutual love for the NSU Spartans and the HU Pirates.

Daphne has a passion for the children, staff, and mission of St. Jude Research Hospital, and she enjoys volunteering for non-profit organizations. She has worked in the mental health field for 30 years, and she’s a proud member of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple since 1997 where her pastor is Dr. Jerome A. Barber.

Daphne is a true believer in family forever. She is the youngest of seven siblings, five girls, and two boys. She has several sons that she claims as her own, but gave birth to one son, Malloy. Much of Daphne’s happiness comes from her son Malloy and grandchildren, Layla and Ezekiel Golden.

Her favorite scripture since her journey with breast cancer is, Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”