A 2017 report (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_06.pdf) on U.S. deaths, life expectancy, mortality rates, and trends published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revealed that of any ethnic groups in the U.S., Black men had, and possibly still have the lowest life expectancy. Much of this gap is explained by increased rates of chronic illnesses like heart disease and diabetes afflicting the poor and often poorly educated Black men.