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Looking Thru the Prism
of the HIV Crisis
in Black America
Ernest C Levister, Jr.
MD FACP, FACPM
Clinical Professor
of Medicine
University of California Irvine
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Are Our Churches
Unwittingly Facilitating
the Spread of AIDS?
James L. Kyle II,
MD, M Div
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HIV/AIDS
Treatment and Prevention:
Voices of the
People
Carla Bailey
Los Angeles, California
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| Patricia Gree-Lee |
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| B.A.S.I.A CEO/Founder |
“The HIV positive stigma is so great that it stops African Americans from seeking services.
People need to know there are local agencies where they can go and feel comfortable, where services are geared to treat the
whole person, mind, body and soul.” Projecting in a matriarchal tone, “I am convinced
that if treatment was more culturally relevant to Blacks they would not only seek treatment but adhere to taking their medication.
We need more providers that look like us and understand where we are coming from. Most people feel they are not treated fairly
or feel uncomfortable attending the clinic for fear of being stigmatized.” “HIV positive people need a safe place,
a place where their families will have support to cope. It is hard on families and I know this from experience.”
“My son is HIV positive.”
Pat Green-Lee
President/CEO, B.A.S.I.A.
Rialto,
California
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