11 Celebrities and Activists Leading The Fight Against AIDS In The Black Community And The World
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Blair Underwood
One of the current stars of NBC’s new series The Event, actor and AIDS activist Blair Underwood collaborated with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to open a free treatment clinic in Washington, D.C. last year named the AHF Blair Underwood Healthcare Center. Though there’s been a decline in new AIDS cases in the District, it is still known as the “epicenter” of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with more than 3 percent of residents living with the disease. Underwood is also featured on billboards to promote AIDS awareness where he implores people to “Man Up” and get tested for free. The actor also served as a spokesman for YouthAIDS in 2003.
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