In a new book called, Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community, Comedian/Actrees Mo'Nique, who lost friends and family to the HIV/AIDS says its a devastating disease and more people are dying because "AIDS is still considered a shameful disease.""My Uncle Donald died of AIDS. For years, until my grandmother died, she said that he had kidney problems. ‘Grandma, he didn’t have kidney problems, baby, he died of AIDS.’ Because you were so ashamed of it, it made everyone else ashamed of it."
The book features essays by celebrities and civic leaders—such as Patti LaBelle, Hill Harper, Dr. Joycelyn Elders and Rev. Calvin Butts—on HIV/AIDS in the black community.
Da Rattler,
ReplyDeleteThis is not about FAMU. We can get this stuff all over the newsstand.
Could we maybe just stick to FAMU topics on this blog. That would help a lot.
Think it over.
It's AIDS Awareness everywhere. Even FAMU participated in AIDS Awareness Week this week.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, we have a population of HIV positive students and this is something that we just refuse to talk/discuss in our communities.
I think Da Rattler did us a service here.
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