Pseudofolliculitis barbae (razor bumps) is a common condition of the beard area occurring in African American men and other people with curly hair.

"It is well documented that sickle cell anemia is widely thought to be a "black disease." In fact, because sickle cells offer immunity to malaria, the condition exists wherever malaria exists.

American blacks descended primarily from West African blacks, where malaria is abundant. But not as well known is the fact that malaria is also present in Greece and Yemeni. Had Colonial American slaves been Greek or Yemeni, sickle cell anemia would be known to American's as a Greek or Yemeni disease, not a black one. And guess what? If racial categorizing was not in vogue, the Greeks, Blacks and Yemenis would probably have by now benefited from much more research. " Stop Recognizing Race