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Sheryl Lee Ralph, Vincent Hughes Host Sit-In for HIV/AIDS Awareness |
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Actress and Long-Time Activist Dares All to Join Her at Lincoln Memorial to Stand Against Those Who ?Don?t Do a Damn Thing? About HIV Among African Americans
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By Olivia Ford
August 4, 2008 |
On Aug. 4, a panel of African-American HIV community leaders held an emotional press conference in which they expressed frustration and anger about the lack of attention being paid to the HIV epidemic among U.S. blacks. After the press conference, we caught up with Sheryl Lee Ralph, an actress and long-time HIV activist who was one of the speakers at the press conference. (You can also click here to read or hear Ralph's passionate speech during the press conference.) |
| What do you feel people need to understand about the HIV epidemic in the African-American community that they currently don't know?
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| I think they don't know that sometimes, when people talk about sex and the way they are having it, some people do lie. There are a lot of men who will tell you that they are using condoms. As a minister told me yesterday, a lot of men lie about the sex that they are having. |
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ACTRESS PLANS SIT-IN in D.C.
Sheryl Lee Ralph is fed up with AIDS toll on Black Americans |
(MEXICO CITY; August 13, 2008) – “The AIDS epidemic in the United States is 40% larger than previously stated.” When Sheryl Lee Ralph heard that statement from the CDC while attending the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, the original DreamGirls star decided to lead a sit-in on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Sept. 27th at 10 a.m.
Ralph, who was propelled into AIDS activism after seeing cast members in the original Broadway company of DreamGirls die from the disease, said she wants to call attention to the disparity between what the federal government does for people living with AIDS overseas and what it does at home, despite the disturbing toll the disease is taking in America. |
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| Jenice Armstrong: About HIV: Don't you both need to know? |
 By Jenice Armstrong
Philadelphia Daily News
Daily News Columnist
SEN. BARACK OBAMA and his wife Michelle were both tested years ago. |
So were Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent Hughes and his wife of almost three years, the actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, as were Susan Taylor, former editor of Essence and her husband of 19 years, Khephra Burns. And come tomorrow, on National HIV Testing Day, other Philadelphia couples are being encouraged to take the test together. |
Yeah, that's right, couples. The hope is that by having committed, monogamous, married folks step forward publicly for HIV testing, it will destigmatize the process and also encourage those involved in riskier sexual practices to learn their status as well. The new campaign, called "Get Tested Together," launches at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Love Park, 16th Street and JFK Boulevard. |
| "It sends a strong and powerful message to other members of your family and your community," said Hughes, who, with his wife, came up with the idea for the campaign's focus. |
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Senator Hughes and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Encourage Couples to Test Together on National HIV Testing Day |
| On June 27, 2008, National HIV/AIDS Testing Day, Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes and his wife, actor and activist, Sheryl Lee Ralph will announce the official launch of their landmark “Get Tested Together” campaign. They will be joined beginning at 11AM in Love Park at 16th and JFK Blvd, by a host of loving couples who have agreed to join this effort. |
“HIV/AIDS remains a constant and growing health threat around the world, and especially in American cities”, commented Sheryl Lee Ralph. “It is an equal opportunity disease and we are all at risk. We are encouraging everyone to join us as we take a new approach to this growing epidemic.” |
| “Sheryl and I believe that we can win on the issue of stopping HIV”, said Senator Hughes. “Everyone must engage in the struggle and the best way to start is by knowing your own status. It is an incredibly strong statement when couples can test together. It shows a commitment to their own health, and it makes a bold admission of their commitment to each other, and how they want to carry out their relationship.” |
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