'My firsthand view of AIDS in Africa'.(Viewpoint essay)

Ebony | January 1, 2007| | Copyright

I have been to Africa on several occasions, always on assignment, and each time it is a spiritual journey. There is something about the continent that seizes upon my spirit. Maybe it's because, as an African-American, I have heard over the years that this should happen--or maybe it's simply the children. Those beautiful, guileless, inviting brown faces. So innocent. So powerful. It has to be the children.

In rural stretches of Namibia, those tiny faces call out in a haunting yet beautiful way. During a four-day stay for a report for the ABC newsmagazine 20/20, my ...

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