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Relatives of Subjects In Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Take Part In Ad Campaign Targeting Black Americans Hesitant to Get COVID Vaccine About a half-dozen relatives of subjects of the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment are taking part in an ad campaign targeting Black Americans who are hesitant about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. “I want to save lives,” said Omar Neal, the nephew of Freddie Lee Tyson, one of several hundred men who were involved in the study without their informed consent. Omar Neal encouraged Black Americans to get the vaccine. Photo: Ad Council/ YouTube screenshot. The 1932 study, conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service in Macon County, Alabama, on the campus of the HBCU that is now known as Tuskegee University, was originally called the “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” and involved 600 Black men, including 399 with syphilis. The men were told they were being treated for “bad blood” and received free ....
The new rules are a step toward the armed services recognizing the diversity of servicemembers (Courtesy of U.S. Army; Lily illustration) Lateshia Beachum Feb. 1, 2021 When Lacey Thompson heard about the U.S. Air Force’s new grooming regulations, she felt relieved. No longer will she have to tightly wrap her braids to fit under her flight helmet. Under new policies, she can wear her two braids down as long as they don’t extend beyond a certain point. Previously, women in the Air Force were required to secure their hair so it did not reach past their collar. The 20-year-old-model-turned-active-duty-aircraft-loadmaster says she has been experiencing hair loss at her hairline and at the base of her neck after two years of having to meet the standards. ....