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)
The changes added these diseases to the list of diseases presumed to be related to Agent Orange exposure. It resulted in part from a study released in 2009 showing that there is evidence exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides is associated with an increased risk of PD.