Blacks, AIDS, and the Culpability of Black Men

You don't need a statistician to tell you that black men are responsible - primarily - for any number of the ills that plaguing the black community at large. (This does not mean we shouldn't work together to fix the problems, but as the folks say, ain't no future in frontin'.) Well add another problem to the list. Apparently the skyrocketing AIDS rate among black Americans is due in large part to the behavior of black men.

Some disturbing statistics were highlighted on ABC's Primetime Special on the black AIDS crisis:

1) There are 85 black men for every 100 black women of marrying age. The differential is due mostly to rates of incarceration and death due to violent crime (no surprise there);

2) 68% of all new AIDS cases affecting women in America are found in black women;

3) The rates of multiple sexual relationships are higher in blacks than any other group in America, and higher among black men than black women;

4) The rate of AIDS in heterosexual black women has increased exponentially, due in large part to infection by their mates whom they erroneously believe to be heterosexual and monogamous.

Condoms and safe-sex campaigns do not fix these problems. Dudes need a trip to the borg.