2008

Black AIDS Institute Report

(Los Angeles, CA) — The United States leads the global response to HIV/AIDS, but fails to mobilize the same commitment to address the large and growing epidemic within its own borders, finds a new report released today by the Black AIDS Institute. "Left Behind! Black America: A Neglected Priority in the Global AIDS Epidemic" praises

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Entertainment Reviews

Get Real  Rated R / Directed by: Simon Shore / Starring: Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton Charlotte Brittain / Review by: Leon Velasco / Thumbs Up  I can never get tired of watching this story. I often think back at when I was a teenager trying to keep things in secrecy and trying to experience my

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A Photographic Passion

Cynthia Manuszak is a freelance photographer with a passion for social issues. When I first contacted her on the phone for the details of a story, I assumed I was talking to a college student. But the innocence of her youthful voice hides her maturity. Her younger years were, at best, chaotic. Traumatized by the

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Stonewall Democrats Monitor McCain

The Stonewall Democrats sent out a report today detailing some recent comments by John McCain concerning the rights of LGBT Americans. Yesterday, on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, John McCain had this to say about adoption by same-sex couples: "I want to help with family values." In an interview with The New York Times last

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