Pastor Keely Petty Helps Break the Silence About HIV/AIDS Among African American Women
I had an opportunity to speak with Pastor Keely Petty today and she is very well versed on the silent killer among African American women....HIV/AIDS. What she means by silent killer is that there is very little information available and made public that speaks to the deadly disease. Pastor Keely says that more education and awareness needs to be made available to African American women about AIDS. HIV/AIDS can happen to anyone...says Pastor Keely, "the disease is caused by behavioral sexual activity" and African American women are not getting tested until it is too late to do anything about it. She travels across the country and speaks very candidly about the disease. Pastor Keely says she lost a brother to HIV/AIDS back in the 80's, so she's on a personal mission to educate anyone who will listen about the danger of the disease and works more towards helping African Americans change their behavior. The African American Network believes it is our responsib