Attitudes and Behaviors of Middle to Upper Income San Francisco Bay Area African Americans
in Sex, Relationships, and Race
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SINGLES and Doubles by Jerusha
Black On Black Betrayal
Whispered promises. Stolen kisses. An afternoon rendezvous. The ingredients of a steamy romance novel. Possibly but for many Bay Area African Americans it’s the secret chapter in their committed relationships. It seems that 40% of you admitted to stepping out on your mate in our recent lifestyle survey. The casual comments>> |
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 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE ARTICLE
Secret gay encounters of black men could be raising women's infection rate
by Jason B. Johnson, Chronicle Staff Writer
Health officials have worried for years about the high rate of HIV among African Americans. Now the federal Centers for Disease Control is examining how one group, known as men on the "down low," could be spreading the disease among black women>>
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 LINEUP LIFE
SINGLES and Doubles by Jerusha
Liar, Liar. Lying On The Down Low
He could be one. See that buff brother over there he's one. Surely that Denzel Washingtonesque specimen giving you the eye isn't one. What about that honey-colored Romeo leaving you sugary voice mails, of course not. Think again. A new kind of undocumented alien to our black race threatens to tear our relationships apart: men having sex with other men. I remember years ago when a friend passed along>>
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 SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE
Where have all the men gone? Black gender gap is widening
by Jonathan Tilove, Newhouse News Service
There are nearly 2 million more black adult women than men in America, stark testimony to how often black men die before their time. Worse yet, with nearly another million black men in prison or the military, the reality in most black communities across the country>>
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NPR BROADCAST
Cross-Culture Relationships and Sex Politics
by Tony Cox, NPR
Racial Identity in Multi-Ethnic America -
One of a four-part series exploring issues of American identity. On day three, NPR's Tony Cox and his guests look at identity through cross-cultural relationships and sexual politics>>
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