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The rate of HIV\/AIDS among Black women is staggering. Black women accounted for 68 percent of new HIV infections between the years, 2001 and 2004. Those infections are overwhelmingly happening through unprotected heterosexual sex. Black Americans make up 13 percent of the population, yet account for about 40% of all HIV\/AIDS cases in the United States. Next Tuesday February 7th is National Black AIDS Awareness Day and across the country, advocary and activist groups are organizing events. Here in Southern California, actress and AIDS activist Sheryl Lee Ralph will perform “Sometimes I Cry”, a solo performance inspired by real life struggles of women infected and affected by HIV\/AIDS. The performance is written and conceived Ralph. <\/p>\n For more information, visit www.sometimesicry.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sometimes I Cry will be performed at the Silverlake Space, 3929 Fountain, on Tuesday, February 7 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free; donations are accepted to benefit the Black AIDS Institute. For further information, call 323 856 6168. <\/p>\n In March, Sometimes I Cry will continue its run at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, performing Thursday through Sunday, March 16-19. on Sunday. Produced by Highways with Space At Fountain’s End and the Diva Foundation, the Santa Monica engagement will include an opening night gala on Thursday at 8:00 pm to benefit the Diva Foundation. Friday, and Saturday performances are at 8:30 with a 2:30 matinee on Sunday. Reservations may be made by calling Sonali’s Subversive Thought for the Day: <\/strong><\/p>\n “People living with HIV right here in the richest nation on earth do not have access to treatments that we know will keep them alive. They, like their developing world counterparts, are fighting for their lives and the lives of their children. Our failure to help them is just as unconscionable.” — from an article on blackaids.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GUEST: Sheryl Lee Ralph, actress and HIV\/AIDS Activist The rate of HIV\/AIDS among Black women is staggering. Black women accounted for 68 percent of new HIV infections between the years, 2001 and 2004. Those infections are overwhelmingly happening through unprotected heterosexual sex. Black Americans make up 13 percent of the population, yet account for about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Sheryl](\"http:\/\/www.altrue.net\/altruesite\/files\/artsanctuary\/05-06\/sherl.lee.jpg\")
<\/a>GUEST: Sheryl Lee Ralph, actress and HIV\/AIDS Activist<\/em><\/p>\n
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