Wow, shocking stats:
Of the 1.1 million Americans with HIV-AIDS, 43 per cent are African-American, even though they make up only 13 per cent of the population.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/hea ... le4436722/He uttered those words in downtown Washington, where 2.7 per cent of all adults are infected with HIV, a rate deemed “epidemic,” and a city where the infection rate is four times greater among blacks than whites.
Mr. Wilson said that, in the nation’s capital, and across the richest country on Earth more broadly, the response to AIDS is lagging and no one is feeling the brunt more than minority group
More disturbing stats:
The rate of HIV infection among heterosexual African American women in the poorest neighborhoods of the District nearly doubled in the past two years, from 6.3 percent to 12.1 percent, according to a study released last month.