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AIDS in America The CDC reports that 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV. Blacks, only 13% of the population, account for 42% of new infections. Whites, 76% of the population, account for 25%. Latinos, 18% of the population, account for 27%. Perhaps that explains why Blacks dominate commercial ads for… Read more.
Today, International Women’s Day, I’m reiterating my longstanding assertion that women need to replace men as leaders in every public sphere, from the Oval Office to the C-suite. Men should be barred from politics The titles of three previous commentaries on this topic speak volumes: “Cracking the Political Glass Ceiling: Bachelet Becomes First Woman President in South America”… Read more.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Women’s health organizations invariably mark it with PSAs urging women to check for any sign of this disease. They also launch fundraising drives to fund research and increase breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer and the Angelina effect But there’s a discordant note in the chorus of advocacy this year. And it’s coming from no less an advocate… Read more.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, although more awareness hardly seems necessary. After all, even football players are sporting pink on their uniforms to show their awareness. Some players are even wearing pink shoes. Angelina Jolie’s breast cancer awareness Women usually get double mastectomies to treat breast cancer. But Angelina Jolie has everyone talking about women getting… Read more.
