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#17: End racial inequity today, end HIV tomorrow

In which Sam, Richard and Gaby talk about the formation of modern-day HIV inequity the United States. Joined by their guests, they trace early narratives about HIV/AIDS to understand how Black communities were shut out from scientific messaging and technology around the outbreak, delaying mobilization of resources and public awareness. Along the way, they trace the many forms of racism that operate within the contemporary history of HIV.

#16: Racism, HIV, and the monkey that no one f$@#ed

In which Sam, Richard and Gaby talk about the early history of HIV, tracing its emergence in human populations in the 1910s-1920s up until its arrival to the US in the 1980s. Along the way, they highlight the forces of bias, racism and marginalization that shaped the narrative of early HIV history.

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