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  1. The Oppression of African Americans During the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

    Date(s): January 1, 1989 to January 30, 1989 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Tag(s): Oppression, Minority HIV/AIDS, Early AIDS Epidemic 

    For minorities in the 1980s, the future was uncertain.  The HIV/AIDS epidemic was on the rise, while quality information and resources were nowhere to be found.  As time went on, misconceptions and maltreatments  became commonplace.  Despite statistics showing otherwise, minorities were often led to believe that the virus was not a threat to them.  Minorities often thought that the misfortune...