CIAO DATE: 08/04

The Color of AIDS: Racism and AIDS in the U.S. and Africa

Abstract

HIV/AIDS is a deadly global threat, and no one is immune. But some people are more vulnerable than others. At home and abroad, AIDS takes its most devastating toll in poor communities, where people lack access to adequate health care.

Black people are the most affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis. Africa is "ground zero" of the global pandemic, home to almost three-quarters of those living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. The region with the next highest infection rates is the Caribbean. Here in the U.S., HIV infection rates are rising rapidly in communities of color, especially among young people.

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