Black Media Campaign Targets HIV-AIDS

By Steve Inskeep

Published January 25, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

A coalition of black media outlets seeks to promote HIV-AIDS awareness. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Diane Weathers, editor-in-chief of Essence magazine.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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