The Secret Epidemic
The Story of AIDS and Black America
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · February 8, 2005
Half the people in the United States who are diagnosed with HIV are now African American.
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- Who it’s for
- Personal accounts connect the epidemic to race, public health, and national policy.
- Genres
- HIV & AIDS, Race & Ethnic Relations, Gay Studies
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, February 8, 2005
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Half the people in the United States who are diagnosed with HIV are now African American. Through the eyes of those on the front lines of the crisis, journalist Jacob Levenson tells a story of race and public health that spans fifty years and reveals how AIDS has become one of the leading killers of young black men and women. Medical researcher Mindy Fullilove investigates the epidemic’s links to crack cocaine, the Bronx fires, and national health policy.
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Desiree Rushing must reconcile her crack addiction and HIV infection with the fate of her city, family, and the black church. David deShazo, a white AIDS worker in Alabama, fights to prevent the American South from becoming the epidemic’s new epicenter. And Mario Cooper, a gay, infected son of the black elite confronts the boundaries of American race politics in Washington, D.C. Seamlessly interweaving personal stories with national policy, Levenson indelibly captures this devastating epidemic and illuminates its potential to expand our understanding of race in America.
AIDS and Black America
Personal accounts connect the epidemic to race, public health, and national policy.
Come here for
- Stories of people confronting HIV across distinct communities and regions
- Connections to crack cocaine, the Bronx fires, and health policy
Expect
- A fifty-year account of AIDS and Black America
- Personal stories interwoven with national policy
Where it sits
| HIV & AIDS | 68% |
|---|---|
| Gay Studies | 52% |
| Race & Ethnic Relations | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Healthcare Issues
- HIV & AIDS
- African American Studies
- Authors
- Jacob Levenson
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- February 8, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Healthcare Issues