"Blacks and AIDS: No Magic Cure"

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"Blacks and AIDS: No Magic Cure"

Los Angeles Times (12/24/91), P. A1
Fulwood, Sam and Cimons, Marlene

Abstract: Magic Johnson's recent disclosure that he has contracted HIV was believed by many to heavily impact the black community and make them more aware of the implications of the disease. However, while many blacks now fear the disease, they also still deny that it could happen to them. While Blacks make up approximately 12 percent of the U.S. population, they also represent nearly 30 percent of all reported AIDS cases. Blacks and Latinos comprise 73 percent of all women with AIDS, and 78 percent of all children with the disease, according to the Public Health Service. However, Magic Johnson could be "a very public example of what may be going on to a great extent among young black and Hispanic men in inner-city areas who are having unprotected sex in an environment in which there is a high prevalence of HIV infection, much of which is related to IV drug use," said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the federal government's top AIDS researcher.

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