Overview: Johnson’s 1991 diagnosis rocked the sports world and made international headlines, back when infection was a death sentence. But the basketball Hall of Famer now has a viral load that’s virtually undetectable. He beat long odds: Black people are infected — and die — at disproportionately high rates, compared with whites.
(WIB) – Earvin “Magic” Johnson wants to spread the word to Black Gen Z’ers — especially those who think HIV/AIDS is no big deal because an NBA legend like him has lived with it for more than three decades. Although it is no longer a death sentence, he says, it’s still killing Black people, and should be taken seriously.
By making it to his 66th birthday, “I was the curse and good for the disease,” said Johnson during his keynote speech Friday at the National Mi