Recently, Africa has become a continent of great concern to much of the American public, riveting the attention of both philanthropists and political activists. Indeed, one of the covers of the July edition of Vanity Fair (there were several) pictured Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu embracing Hollywood celebrity Brad Pitt. The entire issue was dedicated to Africa and edi (...)
September 28, 2007
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The Invisible CureAfrica, the West, and the Fight against AIDSHelen EpsteinFarrar, Straus and Giroux, $26, 352 pp.
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