If you’re an African-American male age of 45 and over, and you haven’t had a serious conversation with your doctor about prostate cancer, shame on you. Why? Because getting serious about prostate cancer is really not about you; really, it’s not.

PALMDALE, Calif.—At the Hilton Garden Inn on Monday afternoon, a banquet room packed with Palmdale city workers and Antelope Valley Black Chamber of Commerce members, heard Mayor Jim Ledford make his annual State of the City address.

The City of Palmdale has recently undergone many improvements as well as budget cuts and program reductions, however Ledford emphasized the importance of looking forward to the future, despite California’s declining economy.