JAYFORCE

Watch ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

“Every 10 minutes, someone in the U.S. contracts HIV. Half are black. A FRONTLINE special presentation, “ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America” is a groundbreaking two-hour exploration of one of the country’s most urgent, preventable health crises. People on the front lines tell moving stories of the battle to contain the spread of the virus, and the opportunity to finally turn the tide of the epidemic.”

The numbers are startling because studies have shown that black women now make up 60 percent of newly reported HIV cases. The CDC has reported that 1 of every 30 black women will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime. It’s being reported that African-American women HIV rates now rival the rates of sub-saharan Africa. It’s an important discussion that needs to be addressed when factors such as the prison industrial complex, drug abuse, & many other issues come into play. Big shout out to my friend & fellow WRFG 89.3 FM radio show host Dazon Dixon who appears in the documentary & has been doing great work in the Atlanta community for years through her “Sister Love” organization.