Friday, July 22, 2005

"Tell me that you are living with HIV. Tell me that you care."

Frank Leon Roberts' Brooklyn Boy Blues post "I think you're HIV-positive" has probably sparked some of the widest discussion I've seen in several weeks among sectors of the blackosphere. That discussion -- touching on health, public safety, nihilism and self-worth -- deserves a wider audience among traditional media outlets; here's hoping others link, comment and testify. Roberts' tone, though not intended as accusatory, is intended to cut through perceived silence on the state of our brothers and sisters. It's an "if you're not outraged, you're not paying attention" classic.

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