The Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of Black Politics
By Cathy J. Cohen.
Description
Last year, more African Americans were reported with AIDS than any other racial or ethnic group. And while African Americans make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than 55 percent of all newly diagnosed HIV infections. 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 commu...
ISBN(s)
0226112896, 9780226112893
