HIST 123 PLAGUES, EPIDEMICS & INFECTIONS -- FALL 2013 -- DR. NEWSOM KERR BY: ALEXANDRA AINES, JILLIAN GERRITY & MICHELLE NGUYEN
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
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Magic Johnson's 1991 Public Announcement
Timeline
Positive Reactions
Earleatha "Cookie" Johnson
Searching for NBA support
Optimism among AIDS activists
Changes in perception of the disease
Negative Reactions
Putting other players at risk?
Disappointing the AIDS Community
Johnson & the Government
The National Commission of AIDS
The Magic Johnson Foundation
Other Advocacy Works
Conclusions
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Because of the HIV virus I have obtained, I will have to retire from the Lakers today.