Tasty Morning Bytes — Latinos and HIV, Causes of Gentrification and Interracial Love
The District’s next health calamity: HIV infection among Latino men Although new HIV/AIDS cases are dropping in D.C. as a whole, that’s not the case for Latino men in their 20s; their rate of infection is slowly increasing every year. Some public health workers are trying to encourage Latino men to get tested, but advertising campaigns and outreach efforts have to be adjusted to appeal to different cultural norms. (The Washington Post)
Gentrification a matter of economics, not ethnicity Gentrification in D.C. is a result of economic forces — members of the middle and upper class moving into what were once working class neighborhoods. But debates over neighborhood changes often center more around race than around class. Despite the reasons for gentrification, though, there is a fundamental reality in D.C. that makes it more complicated than just a matter of class — the majority of those living below the poverty line are black, and the majority of the city’s wealthy are white. (Greater Greater Washington)
U.S. Will Have Minority Whites Sooner, Says Demographer The U.S. Census Bureau initially predicted that America would no longer be majority white by 2040. But new data showing high rates of birth among minorities means that whites could be the minority well before 2040. Also, if it weren’t for Hispanics, Asians and mixed-race individuals, America would be close to experiencing a decline in children. (NPR)
A girlfriend from the ‘wrong’ race: New memoir takes on interracial romance The author of a new memoir about interracial relationships discusses how many of her friends, from various religious and ethnic backgrounds, have parents who have forbidden them from dating or marrying people who don’t belong to certain races. The author “was less shocked by her friends’ admissions of their parents’ dating rules than by ‘ willingness to abide by them.’” (Multi-American)
Are new black channels trying to be the anti-BET? BET has retooled itself in recent years and has dropped a number of more serious shows. A number of new black channels are in the works, founded by former BET executives and others. Could they fill the void left by BET’s programming changes? (Clutch Magazine)