The Boundaries of Blackness
The Boundaries of Blackness Last year, more African Americans were reported with AIDS than any other racial or ethnic group. population, they account for more than 55 percent of all newly diagnosed…
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The Boundaries of Blackness
Last year, more African Americans were reported with AIDS than any other racial or ethnic group. population, they account for more than 55 percent of all newly diagnosed HIV infections. And while African Americans make up only 13 percent of the U.S.
Informed by interviews with activists, ministers, public officials, and people with AIDS, Cathy Cohen unflinchingly brings to light how the epidemic fractured, rather than united, the black community. These alarming developments have caused reactions ranging from profound grief to extreme anger in African-American communities, yet the organized political reaction has remained remarkably restrained.The Boundaries of Blackness is the first full-scale exploration of the social, political, and cultural impact of AIDS on the African-American community. She traces how the disease separated blacks along different fault lines and