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Defense Secretary Austin undergoes surgery for prostate cancer
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin, III, was recently hospitalized for a routine procedure, but he returned days later and was admitted for treatment of prostate cancer, a disease that affects large numbers of Black men, mostly over 65. Austin is 70. Secretary Austin was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on…
Read MoreRepublican U.S. Senator Tim Scott is running
Tim Scott, the lone Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, is seeking the 2024 presidential nomination, according to a filing with the U.S. election regulator on Friday. He represents South Carolina. But Scott needs to drop his colorblindness and appeal directly to Black men who are increasingly attracted to the conservative movement, said Felecia Killings,…
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