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Not in my family : AIDS in the African-American community

Contains 58 essays by African American men from all walks of life about the effect of AIDS in their lives or communities
Print Book, English, ©2006
Agate, Chicago, ©2006
xii, 321 pages ; 23 cm
9781932841244, 1932841245
70208049
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. 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 physician, 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