Many leaders from within the African American community and beyond rose to prominence during the Civil Rights era, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Andrew Goodman and others. They riskedâand sometimes lostâtheir lives in the name of freedom and equality.
Cancers believed to be caused by contact with Agent Orange. 1  Chronic B-cell Leukemia: A type of cancer that affects your white blood cells (cells in your bodyâs immune system that help to fight off illnesses and infections)
In 2009, the US Department of Veterans Affairs added Parkinsonâs to a list of diseases possibly associated with exposure to Agent Orange.â Separate research has further revealed that ambient exposure to organophosphate pesticides also increased the risk of developing Parkinsonâs disease.