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The Black Geography of HIV-AIDS
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
01 Sep 2020
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Margaret Kimberley · The Black Geography of HIV-AIDS

When HIV-AIDS struck in Philadelphia, mostly white organizations and epidemiologists “were blinded to the kind of locations and geography” where the contagion might be centered in the Black community, said JT Roane, a Fellow at the Schomburg Research Center. “They all but ignored Back communities and Black queer bars” in placing AIDS awareness information. Dr Roane has written a book on the subject and is author of the article, “Black Harm Reduction Politics in the Early Philadelphia Epidemic.” 

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