11 Celebrities and Activists Leading The Fight Against AIDS In The Black Community And The World
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MadameNoire
Nelson Mandela
Since retiring from the South African presidency in 1999, Nelson Mandela has been committed to the fight against AIDS. According to AVERT, an international HIV and AIDS charity, as of 2008 there were 5.7 million people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. In addition, there’s been 350,000 people that have lost their lives to AIDS. Mandela has given numerous speeches on combating AIDS, including at the International AIDS Conference. In 2003, he lent his support to the 46664 AIDS fundraising campaign, which was named after his prison number. But the disease hit close to home when Mandela’s son, Makgatho Mandela, died of AIDS in January 2005.
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