| Description |
xii, 321 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The facts of HIV and AIDS : plague in the black community / William Yarbo -- Deep from within / Michael J. Burt -- The essays. Time to break the silence / Barbara Lee -- I know the face of AIDS / S.M. Young -- "Sexy" and "safe" aren't mutually exclusive / 3 Blacque Chix -- Who will step up? / Hill Harper -- Ms. Different / Nadia Lataillade -- Reality check ... / Robi Reed -- The power of truth / Al Sharpton -- Standing united behind a cause / Jesse Jackson Jr. -- Living my life with AIDS / Jeffrey D. Robertson -- Sweet-tea ethics : black luv, healthcare, and cultural mistrust / Edward M. Garnes Jr. -- I remember / N. Ali Early -- The way forward / Phill Wilson -- Coping with the loss of my father / Toni Nelson -- AIDS : you better ask somebody! / Mo'nique -- A message to my straight brothers : it's time to talk about our homophobia / Christopher Cathcart -- Acceptance is a good thing / Tramaine Hawkins -- AIDS has no tribe / Josiah Kibira -- A stitch of faith / Dena Gray -- The power of love and honesty in a relationship / Petra Johnson -- Sad news : a reporter's notes on an epidemic / Linda Villarosa -- Life's ups and downs / Patti Labelle -- Celebrity sex crave in the age of AIDS / Omar Tyree -- No more debates / Pernessa C. Seele -- Generations / Regina R. Robertson -- Never judge a book by its cover / M. Brown -- Knowing something, but needing to know more / Diamaan Samba Guèye -- |
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From the front lines, and why we are all there / Melvenia Jefferson Guèye -- I have HIV myself / Marvelyn Brown -- AIDS in the black community and me / Ronda Racha Penrice -- Something's gotta give / Mr. Marcus -- Sometimes I cry / Sheryl Lee Ralph -- A crisis in a community / James Benton -- HIV/AIDS and African Americans : reflections of a congresswoman, a physcian, and a mother / Donna M. Christensen -- i can't stand the rain / Ivory T. Brown -- Not in my family, not in my house / Nicole Joseph -- The black church : false prophets and wandering sheep / Nathan McCall, Rudolph Byrd -- Shedding secrets / Jeneane Lewis -- As it stands / Eunetta T. Boone -- A revolutionary act / Craig Washington -- Dispelling the myth / Joycelyn Elders -- Love your brother and sisters / Calvin O. Butts III -- Back to the basics / Byron Cage -- 21st-century sex etiquette / Dyana Williams -- Bittersweet memories of a musical legend / Bernadette Brown -- HIV/AIDS : the litmus test for love / Herndon L. Davis -- Greater lessons learned / Alexis Wilson -- Love for a season / Kelley Bass Jackson -- Stand up! / Cleo Manago -- The blueprint my father left / David Horton -- Giving back : the greatest love of all / Rani G. Whitfield -- When love abounds / Deya Smith -- Bearing responsibility / Gregory Meeks -- AIDS in my world / Nancy Mercado -- Not in my church / Cynthia Powell-Hicks, Joanne Powell Lightford -- The last to know / Jasmine Guy -- Family affair / Randall Robinson -- Innocence, love, and loss to AIDS / Shawna C. Ervin -- My shining light / Gil L. Robertson IV. |
| Subject |
AIDS (Disease) -- United States.
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HIV infections -- United States.
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African Americans -- Diseases.
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| Added Author |
Robertson, Gil L., IV
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| ISBN |
1932841245 paperback |
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9781932841244 paperback |
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