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Almost three decades after the emergence of the AIDS virus, African Americans are now the most afflicted segment of the American population. Indeed, while African Americans account for approximately 12% of the American population, they account, as of 2006, for 50% of the 1.1 million reported cases of people living with HIV infection.

On Tuesday, December 1 at 7pm, a special World AIDS Day event blending poetry, performance and conversation will shine a spotlight on this alarming trend. The evening’s presentation is the latest installment of “The NEXT New York Conversation,” WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space’s signature dialogue series sponsored by HSBC, “The World’s Local Bank.” Tickets are $20, and the event will also be available as a live video webcast at www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace.

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