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What can be done to stem the AIDS/HIV epidemic in communities of color?

r0v_Nancy.jpg Focus on having more of an open, honest dialogue with kids and educate them about sex to stop the cycle.
Nancy Joseph
Consultant
Boston
rov_Eddie_side.jpg Education and informing high school students about the prevalence of STDs in their respective zip codes. Eddie Hegeman
Educator
Jamaica Plain 
rov_Natasha.jpg The schools’ health education programs should include a huge portion of HIV education and awareness.
Natasha Noel
Community Supporter
Brockton 
rov_Cassandria.jpg Parents need to talk to their kids from a very early age about sex. It needs to be an ongoing conversation so that they are aware of the consequences.
Cassandria Campbell
Urban Planner
Roxbury 
rovv_Vanallen.jpg Awareness, resource centers, more condoms in public areas, and more people finding ways to deal with it.

 Vanallen Shane
College Student
Dorchester 
rov_Farai.jpg People need to shift how they think about intimacy. We need to give young people safe forums to have conversations and opportunities to role-play intimate interactions.
Farai Williams
Arts Director
Mission Hill 
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Jul 26 23:04pm by Boston School Teacher [76.118.32.216]

Nancy, Eddi, Natasha, Cassandria, Vanallen, and Farai,

 

I picked up this copy of the Banner, at the South End Library branch, and I'm curious to know how any of you feel about their "new" system for labeling African-American literature. It is heavily influenced by sex. If you go to the branch and ask them where their "African-American Lit" section is, they will lead you to it, but you won't need a guide, for it is is publicized and in the front.  You probably won't find too many authors of African-American literature that would first come to mind, in that section.  This system is the South End branch's system. 

The Boston Public Library has a current, well-thought, diverse pamphlet entitled, 'Black Is: Books about the African-American Experience.Book list for adults 2012'. None of these titles can be found under South End's "African-American Lit." label.

I brought this to your attention, because it caters to young, urban, people, and is overly publicizing unhealthy intimate acts. It also misrepresents the broad umbrella of African-American literature.

 

- The Picture Book Pusher  @PicBookPusher