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CDC: AIDS the Leading Cause of Death Among African American Women Aged 25-44

by Democracy Now (reposted)
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 68% of women who contract AIDS are black. The CDC also reported AIDS was a leading cause of death among black women ages 25 to 44. We speak with the National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women.
In the US, African-Americans make up nearly 13% of the population but accounted for 51% of new HIV diagnoses in 2004. This according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And 68% of women who contract AIDS are black. The CDC also reported AIDS was a leading cause of death among black women ages 25 to 44.

At the 2004 Vice Presidential debates, moderator Gwen Ifil asked the candidates about this crisis in the African-American community.

* Excerpt of 2004 Vice Presidential Debate.

Yesterday, AIDS activists and those living with HIV spoke at the Human Rights Campaign press conference in Washington D.C.

* Courtney Snowden, HIV/AIDS acitivist.

We speak with the National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women.

* Grazell Howard, Vice-President of the National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women. That organization is the co-host, along with the Black Aids Institute, of the first national conference on black women and HIV. The conference began yesterday in Los Angeles and will continue through the weekend.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/02/1451224
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