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“The Sad Truth About African-American Deaths” offers a tribute to famous African-Americans who have died from life-threatening diseases. I thought I’d share this video because far too many of us are “gone too soon.”
White Americans live an average 5 years longer than Black Americans.
The 10 Leading Causes of Death are:
Watch the video tribute to some of our brightest stars who fell victim to some of these diseases:
After watching the video what can we do as a community to bring more awareness about preventable diseases?
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