Apathy fueling black AIDS epidemic in U.S.
Adrianne Appel
The United States has slashed the AIDS death rate among white and wealthy U.S. citizens, but the disease continues to ravage the black community at full force, leaders say.
African Americans are 13 percent of the U.S. population but are 50 percent of those diagnosed with HIV each year and 50 percent of those who die of AIDS annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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DSS commish: Black-owned firms will get a fair shake
Howard Manly
In response to charges that the state Department of Social Services (DSS) is discriminating against black-owned social service providers, DSS Commissioner Angelo McClain vowed to instill a sense of fair play throughout the agency and insisted that those subcontractors engaging in discriminatory practices would have their state contracts terminated.
By the same token, McClain said that he would work with black-owned companies to insure that they meet all state standards and licensing requirements and provide further business training to enable those firms to diversify their revenue streams and not depend solely on the DSS.
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City Council hears St. Botolph tenants’ fears
Jin-ah Kim
Responding to tenants’ concerns, the Boston City Council’s Committee on Housing held a public hearing last Thursday about Northeastern University’s recent purchase of St. Botolph Terrace, a complex of affordable housing apartment units subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson joined City Councilors Chuck Turner, Sam Yoon and Michael Ross at the Susan Bailis Assisted Living Center in the South End to listen to testimony from St. Botolph residents, as well as representatives from Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants (MAHT). Full story
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