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Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles reveals shock breast cancer diagnosis in new memoir

Tina Knowles, Beyonce’s, and Kelly Rowland attend Glamour Women of the Year at Times Square EDITION Hotel - (Getty Images for Glamour)

Tina Knowles, the mother of Beyoncé and Solange, has revealed her shock diagnosis of breast cancer in her new memoir, Matriarch.

Knowles, 71, hoped to end Matriarch with a beautiful story about celebrating the 4th of July 2024 with Beyoncé at her daughter’s house in the Hamptons. As Beyoncé watched her mother play with her granddaughter Rumi, Knowles felt it was a powerfully symbolic moment. “Joy, for Black women, is transformative,” she wrote.

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