Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 3:00:00 PM EST
Hello everyone!! I was looking around different blog sites and some are taking the time to acknowledge that today is in fact World AIDS Day. The site I look at most often though, had a nice post that came from HIV positive, international activist, Hydeia Broadbent...
Just like Hip Hop runs through the blood of our inner cities, so does HIV. Like Hip Hop, the fight against AIDS has been watered down. We are complacent with the medical advancements made just as Hip Hop is complacent with its commercial success.
Hip Hop’s lyrical content seems to be only about sex, popping bottles, and clothes. It has forgotten how to make people think. Today’s Hip Hop reflects a void of understanding within our community.
When it comes to AIDS in the African American community we have chosen to turn a blind eye and not talk about it. It makes us comfortable to ignore the subject. The fact is our community is being hit the hardest. How can we remain silent any longer?
Read more: What Does HIV Mean To Hip Hop? | Necole Bitchie.com
I don't want to post the whole article here, click the link and you can read the rest there. But she has already made good points. PLEASE READ THE REST!
Also visit her site: http://www.hydeiabroadbent.com/
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