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CDC Report: AIDS Is A Black And Poor Disease The president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute is now describing AIDS as a Black disease, The Seattle Medium reports. Although Blacks are 12.8 percent of the U.S. population, they represent 45 percent of all people infected each year with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ...

Alicia Keys, Sade, Jay-Z To Perform At HIV/AIDS Charity Ball In NY Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Sade will join musical forces later this year for charity, the Associated Press reports. Keys has recruited Jay-Z and Sade to perform at her charity's annual Black Ball on Sept. 30 at New York's Hammerstein Ball. Keys will also hit the stage. The foundation, Keep a Child Alive, is celebrating its seventh year. The organization assists children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. ...

Tuskegee 2.0? VA Hospital May Have Infected 1,800 Veterans With HIV CNN reports that a Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis and HIV. John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis has recently mailed letters to 1,812 veterans telling them they could contract hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency vir ...

Bob Johnson is just looking out for his own riches, not the black community On why Black America should care about the estate tax ...