In recognition of Black History Month, the Tampa Chapter of a national organization is offering free mammograms. This is the third year the organization has celebrated Black History Month by offering the health screening.

Mrs. Sonia Franklin, president of the Tampa Bay Chapter of Sisters Network, Inc., said the mammograms are being offered through a partnership with Towers Imaging Center.

Mrs. Franklin further stated that the mammograms are for women who are 40 years old and up and who do not have medical insurance to cover mammograms.