00:00Great energy is like electric. Everybody's pulling through the streets. It's the type of time to be in New Orleans.
00:15So I'm Melissa Harris Perry and today I have the opportunity to lead a panel discussion with Ms. Keys about the question of HIV in African-American communities.
00:30When they see Alicia Keys, they figure, wow, if Alicia Keys can sit here and be empowered as she is, maybe we should come together as a community. If we can get there, we'll be okay.
00:43I've done this work with HIV and AIDS for 12 years now and to actually see the evolution and the way that things are changing and evolving is very inspiring.
00:54When it comes to AIDS, this is our issue and we have the power to really talk about this.
01:00She has so much influence on so many people and I think it's really going to encourage more people to test it.
01:07I want to figure out how to wake people up. I want to learn more about it myself.
01:10When you're able to see how we can be a part of making great change, then you feel inspired.
01:15Part of what we'll try to do today is to dig into both the individual stories of courage and resiliency, but also how all of us should be part of the process of creating a more equitable world where people get to live well no matter where they live.
01:31HIV and AIDS is definitely an issue we need to discuss. It's still here. It's still an issue.
01:37Somebody has to start the dialogue. It's not our fault when we don't know, but it is important that somebody and at some point we have to say we're aware of what's going on and we can't just like say, oh, we don't know what's happening to your point.
01:48When we choose to do that, then we can absolutely continue to forge this forward and end HIV AIDS.
02:01We'll see you next time.
