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Richshaad Ryan – Richshaad Describes Growing in Southeast DC in the 70s & early 80s
Richshaad discusses growing up in Southeast DC in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Tony Burns – The Impacts of HIV, Losing Friends & Stigma
Tony discusses how he was personally affected by HIV, how his friend died, and the stigma surrounding the disease. He also talks about the shift as more people died.
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Tony Burns – His Introduction to HIV
Tony discusses how he first heard about HIV and how it was attributed to white gay men at bathhouses. He also shares when he first saw it in his community.
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Joe Izzo – First Learning About HIV as “GRID”
Joe talks about the first time he heard about HIV/AIDS as GRID.
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Ellen Kahn – Hearing about HIV for the First Time & Being an AIDS Buddy
Ellen talks about her first time hearing about HIV, her experience becoming a buddy for ActionAIDS (now ActionWellnss), and her activism.
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Daniel Bruner – Reading about HIV in the New York Times in 1981
Dan discusses moving to DC in 1981 and finding a New York Times article with early mentions of HIV.
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D. Magrini – Dan Rather’s 48 Hours on Crack Street
D recalls "48 Hours on Crack Street" - a Dan Rather report.
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Barbara Lewis – Early Days with Whitman-Walker & HIV
Barbara shares about her early work with Whitman-Walker and her first awareness of HIV.
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