HIV/AIDS in the African-American Community: Viewpoints

The Cost and Causalities of Silence: HIV/AIDS in Black America (November 20, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What Drives the African-American HIV Epidemic? (October 8, 2009)
The reasons go deeper than blanket assumptions such as risky behavior or the mistaken belief that black men are "secretly" having sex with men while in relationships with women, according to a senior U.S. health official.
In The Pittsburg Courier
Columnist Discusses HIV/AIDS Among Blacks in Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Transition to Hope: A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (July 1, 2009)
From TheBody.com
Video Central: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 3, 2009)
Hip-hop artist Ludacris, media mogul Master P and film director Patrik Ian Polk speak out against the African-American HIV epidemic.
From National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
A Legacy of Mistrust: Research and People of Color (Spring 2009)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
It's Time to Demand Respect for Black People With HIV, Actress Declares (August 4, 2008)
In an impassioned speech, Sheryl Lee Ralph implores the media to "do something different."
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from TheBody.com
"HIV Does Not Define Me": How One Woman Came to Accept Her Diagnosis (July 2007)
Diagnosed -- much to her surprise -- at the age of 19 in 2003, Marvelyn Brown needed to first accept her own status before she could begin to educate others .
From Savvy Miss
Leaders of African-American Organization Discuss Developing an AIDS Action Plan (April 2, 2007)
From National Public Radio
Homosexuality in the Black Church (April 2, 2007)
Bishop Harry Jackson, a fervent opponent of gay rights, discusses how black churches should respond to the AIDS epidemic.
From National Public Radio
Overwhelming Problems Overshadow the "Big Picture" in African-American Community (March/April 2007)
HIV activist Keith Green takes a look at a violent act in which two gunmen randomly fired into a crowd of gay partygoers in a predominantly black Chicago neighborhood.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Meditations at Sundown: Race Relations (March/April 2006)
"How will we ever achieve social justice for all in this country and abroad if ... we don't have trust for people who are not of the same race or nationality as we are?" asks HIV-positive, African-American AIDS activist Keith Green.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
HIV Helped Me Rediscover Life: A Gay Man of Color Tells His Story (Winter 2005/2006)
Victor R. Pond explains what it felt like to live through the first 15 years of the U.S. HIV epidemic -- and how it shaped the self-perception of HIV-negative gay men of color.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Promoting Unity and Love in the Black Gay Community: A Challenging but Not Impossible Task (November/December 2005)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Nearly Half of Us May Already Be Infected -- Who Gives a Damn? An Open Letter to Black Gay and Bisexual Men (November/December 2005)
The Black AIDS Institute asks: Why are so many African-American MSM remaining silent, despite stratospheric HIV infection rates?.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Oye, Cuidate and Take Care of Your Comunidad Tambien! (November/December 2005)
All people of color need to start accepting that unprotected sex, drugs and HIV are a part of their communities, and start teaching love and scientific facts, Carlos A. Perez says.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The Wholistic Picture: Power or Not? It's About Finding the Truth and Purpose of Your Life (November/December 2005)
To fight the factors that drive the HIV epidemic among people of color in the U.S., begin by recognizing your own inner power, Sue Saltmarsh says.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
One-on-One With Phill Wilson: The Director of Black AIDS Institute Talks About Moving Forward (November/December 2005)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
LeRoy Whitfield, 36; African-American AIDS Journalist Who Decided Against Treatment (October 10, 2005)
From Black AIDS Institute
Remembering LeRoy Whitfield (October 9, 2005)
This page, created by activist and author Keith Boykin, includes links to a number of LeRoy's articles.
From keithboykin.com
NPR's "Tavis Smiley Show" Interviews POZ Magazine Editor About Special Issue on HIV/AIDS in Black Community (August 6, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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