The summary of this article is that a project coordinator, Cedric Sturdevant, makes an effort to help the growing number of H.I.V. and AIDS with their illness. He drives long distances to make sure that these people get the medication they need, the reminders to their appointments, and any counseling necessary for them to continue on living. One in two African-American gay and bisexual men will be infected with the virus. Without the proper education and treatment, this preventable risk can quickly be fatal. The message of this article is to reduce the rates of H.I.V. and AIDS within the gay and bisexual African-American community because its crisis is increasingly becoming an epidemic. The author, Linda Villarosa, does a great job at capturing how Sturdevant’s role in his community greatly helps people. Even so, there’s only so much that he could do. The language of this article makes it incredibly easy to read and follow, while still maintaining an urgent tone that something has to be done to change this health crisis. Publishing this on NY Times as an online article genre already increases awareness. The whole point of the article is to increase awareness to raise funds and education for H.I.V. and AIDS in Black America. It’s not hard to see why this community has suffered for so long due to the original discrimination and hate targeted towards the LGBT+ colored community. The statistics compared to white dominated regions versus black dominated regions correlation speaks volume of the administration in power today. Readers feel empathy for Sturdevant and his strive to be “there night and day for everyone”. His self-motivation and need to help others is very inspiring, and hopefully, encourages others to do the same. Overall, it’s important that action needs to be taken in order to relieve this crisis that could be easily prevented through medication and early treatment.
