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Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community
Author(s): Gil L. Robertson IV (Author)
- Publisher: Agate Bolden
- Publication Date: 18 Jan. 2007
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 300 pages
- ISBN-10: 1932841245
- ISBN-13: 9781932841244
Book Description
In this landmark collection of personal essays, stories, brief memoirs, and polemics, a broad swath of black Americans unite to bear witness to the devastation AIDS has wrought on their community. Not in My Family marks a new willingness on the part of black Americans—whether prominent figures from the worlds of politics, entertainment, or sports, or just ordinary folks with extraordinary stories — to face the scourge that has affected them disproportionately for years. Editor Gil Robertson has enlisted a remarkable group of contributors, including performers like Patti LaBelle, Mo’Nique, and Hill Harper; bestselling authors like Randall Robinson and Omar Tyree; political leaders like Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders; religious leaders like Rev. Calvin Butts, and many, many more.
