Public Radio Program Features Discussions on Role of Black Churches, Community Groups in Fight Against HIV/AIDS
NPR's "News & Notes" recently included two discussions about HIV/AIDS in black communities:
- "Developing an AIDS Action Plan": The segment includes a discussion with Jesse Milan, chair of the board for the Black AIDS Institute, and Pernessa Seele, founder and CEO of Balm in Gilead, about a new national action plan for addressing HIV/AIDS among blacks. The plan -- drafted by the Black AIDS Institute, Balm in Gilead and other groups at a recent summit on HIV/AIDS in black communities -- calls for historical organizations, civic leagues, churches and other institutions in black communities to "start talking about HIV and AIDS," Seele said (Chideya, "News & Notes," NPR, 4/2).
Audio of the segment is available online.
- "Homosexuality in the Black Church": The segment includes a discussion with Bishop Harry Jackson -- senior pastor at Hope Christian Church in Washington, D.C., and founder of the High Impact Leadership Council -- about the role of religion in shaping blacks' attitudes toward homosexuality and HIV/AIDS. According to "News & Notes," some pastors at black churches "are reluctant to take a stand against AIDS ... because they've already taken a stand against homosexuality" (Cox, "News & Notes," NPR, 4/2).
Audio of the segment is available online.
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