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Community members and family members are mourning the loss of a veteran journalist from Washington, D.C. who died Tuesday. Derrick Ward Sr., a reporter at NBC4 Washington (WRC-TV) and formerly of ...
Robinson checked himself into Howard University Hospital where he died of complications due to AIDS on December 20, 1988. [ 5 ] [ 16 ] He had asked his family to reveal that he had AIDS so that, according to the new reports, "Others in the black community would be alerted to the dangers and the need for treatment and education."
David Eugene Rosenbaum (March 1, 1942 – January 8, 2006) was an American journalist, particularly known for his coverage of politics—in Washington, D.C., and nationally—for The New York Times. His death led to nationally noted reforms of the emergency services in Washington, D.C.
The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a large demonstration for LGBT rights on October 11, 1987, in Washington, DC, motivated in part by anger over the government's AIDS response. [133] The march was the largest civil rights demonstration in Washington since the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. [134]
Hydeia Broadbent, who was born with HIV and developed AIDS at 5, has died. She raised awareness about the virus and disease when she appeared with Magic Johnson on a Nickelodeon show in 1992.
African-American Missouri teenager who was the victim of the first confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America. His death baffled doctors because AIDS was not discovered and officially recognized until June 5, 1981, when five San Francisco doctors discovered the disease, long after Rayford's death. [270]
Fox News commentator and doctor Kelly Powers has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 45. Powers was first diagnosed with brain cancer after facing a series of health complications in ...
Pages in category "AIDS-related deaths in Washington, D.C." The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .