8 Facts You Missed About HIV/AIDS in the Black Community

December 1st, 2010 - By Khadija Allen

DECEMBER 1st is World AIDS Day.

The state of black health has mounted under wide concern among health experts and community advocates alike, who propose that more people of color are subjected to the HIV/AIDS disease than any other ethnic group. For more than 30 years, HIV/AIDS has afflicted older and younger generations in the United States and abroad. But recent studies prove that the epidemic has reached epic proportions in the African-American community, where it has impacted the lives of women, men and children. According the Center for Disease Control, more than 12 percent of the black population has accounted for nearly half of AIDS-related deaths in the family. A simple course of action and awareness could save you or someone’s life today with these vital facts.

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  • Linda

    Me and my family just yesterday had to bury my uncle from the aids virus. Sad thing was I knew he was HIV positive but he never told anyone it was aids. Im very educated to the facts about the disease but no one knows how it feel until it happens to u or your family. I do agree some people are so ignorant they dont even wanna know their status. Since their claim they are no cure for this horrible disease. The best thing we can do is be smart about our choices.

  • Mott

    This article is OK, but it would be far more informative if it included the research of Dr. Boyd Graves. For those who are reading this, know that he is the person who solved the riddle of the origin of AIDS. He also found the United States Patented cure for the virus. You can look it up for yourself. U S Patent 5676977.