Opinions

         The  Buffalo mass murderer’s targeted killing of  ten Black people was motivated by white supremacists’ unadulterated  hatred and systemic racist ideology. History reveals that Black people have been  targeted not only for killings but for slavery, rape, lynching, segregation,  discrimination, injustices, and deadly experiments. The United States Constitution once allowed Black people to be targeted  for despicable  injustices. And it has continued to not fully protect their inalienable rights. […]

     Many of us may already be aware that when it comes to heart disease in the U.S., Black, African American, and Afro-Caribbean communities are disproportionately affected compared to other racial and ethnic groups.* But did you know about three to four percent of African Americans carry a mutation in the TTR gene (V122I) that makes it more likely that they may develop ATTR-CM; however, not all carriers develop the disease. ATTR-CM gets worse over time, which is why early diagnosis and management are so important. […]