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Sigfrid Casals / Contributor By Cierra Black ·Updated February 6, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
81 years ago today, Bob Marley, the Jamaican musician and outspoken social advocate, was born. While many know his accomplishments in music, culture, and society, less know that his untimely passing at the young age of 36 was due to skin cancer. Marley was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma—a rare, aggressive form of
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